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New York, N.Y.

Mayor: Bill de Blasio (to Dec. 2017) Borough Presidents: Bronx, Ruben Diaz; Brooklyn, Eric Adams; Manhattan, Gale Brewer; Queens, Melinda Katz; Staten Island, James Oddo 2010 census population (…

2006 Academy Awards

The 2006 Academy Awards were presented February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture Babel   The Departed   Letters from Iwo Jima   Little Miss Sunshine…

BLOOM, Isaac, Congress, NY (1747-1803)

BLOOM, Isaac, a Representative from New York, born in Jamaica, Queens County, N.Y., about 1716; moved to Dutchess County about 1740; captain of minutemen of Charlotte precinct, Dutchess County,…

Patrick J. CARLEY, Congress, NY (1866-1936)

CARLEY, Patrick J., a Representative from New York; born in County Roscommon, Ireland, February 2, 1866; immigrated to the United States with his parents at an early age; attended the public…

William CARNEY, Congress, NY (1942)

CARNEY, William, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 1, 1942; received preliminary education at St. Catherine of Genoa, Brooklyn, N.Y.; graduated from…

John Jordan MORGAN, Congress, NY (1770-1849)

MORGAN, John Jordan, (father-in-law of John Adams Dix), a Representative from New York; born in Queens County, N.Y., in 1770; attended the public schools; member of the state assembly in 1819…

Peter Paul MAHONEY, Congress, NY (1848-1889)

MAHONEY, Peter Paul, a Representative from New York; born in New York City June 25, 1848; educated in the common schools of New York City; engaged in the dry-goods business for several years;…

Charles S. SEWALL, Congress, MD (1779-1848)

SEWALL, Charles S., a Representative from Maryland; born in Queen Annes County, Md., in 1779; attended the common schools; served in the Forty-second Regiment, Maryland Militia, in the War of…

Hatshepsut Biography

Queen of EgyptBorn: c. 1472–58 B.C.Birthplace: Egypt Daughter of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose I, Hatshepsut was the wife and half-sister of Thutmose II. When Thutmose I died and Thutmose…