SHEEHAN, Timothy Patrick, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., February 21, 1909; attended St. Pius Grammar School and Joseph Medill High School; Northwestern University, B.S…
HEFTEL, Cecil Landau, a Representative from Hawaii; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 30, 1924; attended the public schools of Chicago, Ill.; B.S. Arizona State University, Tempe,…
BUCKLEY, James Richard, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., November 18, 1870; attended the public and parochial schools and Christian Brothersâ Commercial Academy;…
COXE, Tench, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 22, 1755; received a liberal schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits; resigned from the Pennsylvania Militia in 1776…
EMANUEL, Rahm, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., on November 29, 1959; B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N.Y., 1981; M.A., Northwestern University, Evanston…
CONLAN, John Bertrand, a Representative from Arizona; born in Oak Park, Cook County, Ill., September 17, 1930; attended Illinois public schools; B.S., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.,…
WOODMAN, Charles Walhart, a Representative from Illinois; born in Aalborg, Denmark, March 11, 1844; was educated in the schools of his native country; followed the sea 1860-1863; arrived in…
The Question: Is it true that the Senate restaurants all serve bean soup everyday? The Answer: Believe it or not, yes. According to the Senate web site,…
(Encyclopedia) motion pictures, movie-making as an art and an industry, including its production techniques, its creative artists, and the distribution and exhibition of its products (see also motion…
(Encyclopedia) Parker, Francis Wayland, 1837–1902, American educator, b. Bedford, N.H. At the age of 16 he began his first job as a teacher in New Hampshire. After serving with the Union army in the…
