Senate Years of Service: 1897-1909Party: RepublicanFORAKER, Joseph Benson, a Senator from Ohio; born near Rainsboro, Highland County, Ohio, on July 5, 1846; pursued preparatory studies; during…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1875Party: DemocratHAGER, John Sharpenstein, a Senator from California; born near Morristown, in German Valley, Morris County, N.J., March 12, 1818; completed…
Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987Party: RepublicanDENTON, Jeremiah Andrew, Jr., a Senator from Alabama; born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., July 15, 1924; graduated from McGill Institute,…
How Much Oxygen Is in the Air?Advanced-Level Science ProjectsEarth ScienceHow Much Oxygen Is in the Air?Which Is More Acidic, Snow or Rain? When you step outside and take a big breath of fresh air…
GIDDINGS, Joshua Reed, a Representative from Ohio; born in Tioga Point (later Athens), Bradford County, Pa., October 6, 1795; moved with his parents to Canandaigua, N.Y., in 1795; received a…
Senate Years of Service: 1798-1799Party: FederalistDAVENPORT, Franklin, (nephew of Benjamin Franklin), a Senator and a Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in September…
Read a bio on Billy Crystal, the host of the 84th Academy Awards, as well as past Oscar hosts. Do you remember who hosted in 1989? No one. That was the year the Oscars had no host,…
The National Weather Service publication Storm Data recorded a total of 449 deaths from lightning strikes between 1998 and 2008. According to the National Weather…
WHAT DO ARTISTS DRAW WITH? WHAT DO THE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON PENCILS MEAN? IS DRAWING ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE?SHADINGFIND OUT MOREDrawing uses lines, dots, or similar marks to create pictures and…
