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William Joel STONE, Congress, MO (1848-1918)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1918Party: DemocratSTONE, William Joel, a Representative and a Senator from Missouri; born near Richmond, Madison County, Ky., May 7, 1848; attended the public…

Facts About Women in the House and the Senate

Here are some facts about women who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Congress. 313 women have been elected or appointed to the U.S. Congress. Jeannette Rankin, Republican from…

Negro League Baseball: Gone But Not Forgotten

The Glory Years In 1933, Negro League baseball finally got the financial support it needed to show off its superior brand of baseball... albeit from shady sources. Bar owner Gus Greenlee, known…

2007 MacArthur Foundation Awards

  Related Links Intel Science Talent Search WinnersNobel Prize Winners2006 MacArthur Foundation Awards The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to…

Women in Sports: Baseball

Women have been playing baseball since 1866. Vassar College had the first women's baseball team. Lanny Moss was the first woman to manage a…

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré

(Encyclopedia) Fragonard, Jean-HonoréFragonard, Jean-HonorézhäN-ōnôrāˈ frägônärˈ [key], 1732–1806, French painter. He studied with Chardin, Carle Vanloo, and intensively with Boucher, whose style he…

1920 – 1929 World History

Benito Mussolini(1883–1945)National Archives and Records Admin.Bessie Smith(1894–1937)The Library of Congress Picture CollectionWilliam Butler Yeats(1865–1939)Archive PhotosJoseph Stalin (1879–1953…

Sports: Ask the Fact Monster Questions

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Major League Baseball 1998 | All-Star Game

69th Baseball All-Star Game By John Gettings This Tuesday night the stars of Major League Baseball will gather in Denver's Coors Field for the sport's traditional match-up of the American…