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Jeremiah MORROW, Congress, OH (1771-1852)

Senate Years of Service: 1813-1819Party: Democratic Republican; WhigMORROW, Jeremiah, a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born near Gettysburg, Pa., October 6, 1771; attended the public…

William Eaton CHANDLER, Congress, NH (1835-1917)

Senate Years of Service: 1887-1889; 1889-1901Party: Republican; RepublicanCHANDLER, William Eaton, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Concord, N.H., December 28, 1835; attended the common…

SMITH, William, Congress, SC (1762-1840)

Senate Years of Service: 1816-1823; 1826-1831 Party: Democratic Republican SMITH, William, a Senator from South Carolina; born around 1762, probably in North Carolina; attended several…

Are you a geography genius?

Mountains Geography Quiz Country Capitals Continents Mountains Rivers and Lakes Flags In which country is Mount Fuji located? Japan Peru North Korea In which country is Mont Blanc…

Colorado

Capital: Denver State abbreviation/Postal code: Colo./CO Governor: John Hickenlooper, D (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Donna Lynne, D…

Troy , cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Troy. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,051), seat of Pike co., SE Ala., on the Conecuh River; inc. 1843. Products include lumber and wood items, textiles, truck bodies, feed, plastics, and pecans…

diving, springboard and platform

(Encyclopedia) diving, springboard and platform, sport of entering the water from a raised position, often while executing tumbles, twists, and other acrobatic maneuvers. In most dives the upper part…

Pawnee

(Encyclopedia) PawneePawneepônēˈ [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Caddoan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). At one time the…