founder of the Chisholm TrailBorn: circa 1806Birthplace: Cherokee Nation, eastern Tennessee Born to a father of Scottish ancestry and a Cherokee mother, Chisholm went to live with the Western…
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1949Party: DemocratOâDANIEL, Wilbert Lee (Pappy), a Senator from Texas; born in Malta, Morgan County, Ohio, March 11, 1890; reared on a cattle ranch near…
Each year the American Lung Association issues their "State of the Air" report. They track year-round and short-term particle pollution as well as the…
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1833; 1833-1837Party: Jacksonian; Anti-JacksonMOORE, Gabriel, a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Stokes County, N.C., around 1785; pursued an…
Senate Years of Service: 1859-1861Party: DemocratWIGFALL, Louis Trezevant, a Senator from Texas; was born near Edgefield, Edgefield District, S.C., April 21, 1816; pursued classical studies;…
Senate Years of Service: 1846-1857Party: DemocratRUSK, Thomas Jefferson, a Senator from Texas; born in Pendleton District, S.C., December 5, 1803; self-taught; studied law; admitted to the bar…
CHILTON, Thomas, (grandfather of Horace Chilton), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., July 30, 1798; attended the common schools in Paris, Ky.; studied…
Senate Years of Service: 1857-1858Party: DemocratHENDERSON, James Pinckney, a Senator from Texas; born in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., March 31, 1808; pursued academic studies in…
U.S. congressmanBorn: 5/13/1916Birthplace: San Antonio, Tex. Gonzalez grew up on San Antonio's West Side in a shack with dirt floors and no running water. After being thrown out of swimming pools…
pioneering pilotBorn: 2/14/1891Birthplace: Fort Payne, Ala. As a girl, Stinson wanted to study music in Europe. To raise the money, she decided to become a stunt pilot and cash in on the aviation…
