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Why the Donkey and Elephant?

The Question: What is the origin of the donkey and elephant as the symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties in America? The Answer: The Donkey-…

Merlin HULL, Congress, WI (1870-1953)

HULL, Merlin, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., December 18, 1870; attended Gale College, Galesville, Wis., De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind., and…

William Joseph RANDALL, Congress, MO (1909-2000)

RANDALL, William Joseph, a Representative from Missouri; born in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., July 16, 1909; graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1927, Junior College of Kansas…

John COCKE, Congress, TN (1772-1854)

COCKE, John, (son of William Cocke and uncle of William Michael Cocke), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Va., in 1772; moved with his parents to Tennessee,…

George Colin McKEE, Congress, MS (1837-1890)

McKEE, George Colin, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Joliet, Ill., October 2, 1837; attended Knox College and Lombard College, both at Galesburg, Ill.; studied law; was admitted to…

Oenone

(Encyclopedia) OenoneOenoneēnōˈnē [key], in Greek mythology, nymph skilled in the art of healing. Paris loved her but later deserted her for Helen. Oenone, in revenge, sent their son, Corythus, to…

Berenice Abbott

photographerBorn: 1898 Berenice Abbott photographed artists and writers in Paris in the 1920s and brought her craft back to her native New York in the 1930s. Her images of New York street life,…

George Shillibeer

pioneer of London omnibuses Born: 1797Birthplace: London, England Having founded a coach-building enterprise in Paris (1925), he expanded to include buses. In 1829, he introduced the first bus…