CLEVENGER, Raymond Francis, a Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 6, 1926; attended the Oak Park, Ill., schools; graduated from high school in 1944; served…
ALDRICH, James Franklin, (son of William Aldrich), a Representative from Illinois; born at Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wis., April 6, 1853; moved with his parents to Chicago, Ill., in April…
lawyer and former U.S. senatorBorn: 8/16/1947Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Moseley-Braun made history in 1992 when she was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Black woman to do so. She…
COLLINS, George Washington, (husband of Cardiss Collins), a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., March 5, 1925; graduated from Waller High School and studied business law at…
History of ChopsticksHow did the Asian food utensils originate? by David Johnson In much of Asia, especially the so-called "rice bowl" cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam…
HYDE, Henry John, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 18, 1924; B.S., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1947; J.D., Loyola University Law School,…
ANDREWS, Walter Gresham, a Representative from New York; born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., July 16, 1889; moved with his parents to Buffalo, N.Y., in 1902; attended the public schools of…
ANNUNZIO, Frank, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 12, 1915; graduated from Crane Technical High School, Chicago, Ill.; B.S., DePaul University,…
BOUTELL, Henry Sherman, (great-great grandson of Roger Sherman) a Representative from Illinois; born in Boston, Mass., March 14, 1856; moved to Chicago, Ill., in 1863; pursued academic studies…
