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First Ladies Gallery

An illustrated guide to the first ladies of the United States Please note: Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, and Ellen Arthur all died before their husbands became president…

Albert Baird CUMMINS, Congress, IA (1850-1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1908-1926Party: RepublicanCUMMINS, Albert Baird, a Senator from Iowa; born near Carmichaels, Greene County, Pa., February 15, 1850; attended the public schools, and a…

Albert Bacon FALL, Congress, NM (1861-1944)

Senate Years of Service: 1912-1921Party: RepublicanFALL, Albert Bacon, a Senator from New Mexico; born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., November 26, 1861; attended the country schools;…

Moseley, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys

(Encyclopedia) Moseley, Henry Gwyn JeffreysMoseley, Henry Gwyn Jeffreysmōzˈlē [key], 1887–1915, English physicist, grad. Trinity College, Oxford, 1910. He began his research under Ernest Rutherford…

Gilbert, Sir Humphrey

(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 1537?–1583, English soldier, navigator, and explorer; half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh. Knighted (1570) for his service in the campaigns in Ireland, he later (…

Stuart Little

  Who Is Stuart Little? The Story Behind Hollywood's Big Mouse   by Holly Hartman   AFTER MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY as a quietly…

John Mercer LANGSTON, Congress, VA (1829-1897)

LANGSTON, John Mercer, a Representative from Virginia; born in Louisa, Louisa County, Va., December 14, 1829; attended the common schools in Ohio; was graduated from the literary department of…

Chuck Berry

songwriter, guitaristBorn: 10/19/1926Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Singer, songwriter and guitarist who was a pioneer in the development of rock music. His recordings, known for their witty…