(Encyclopedia) Tracy, Benjamin Franklin, 1830–1915, American lawyer, cabinet member, and soldier, b. Owego, N.Y. He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and later served (1853–59) as district attorney of…
(Encyclopedia) Unabomber or UnabomerUnabomberboth: y&oomacr;ˈnəbŏmˌər [key], name given by the FBI to the elusive perpetrator of a series of bombings (1975–95) in the United States that killed 3…
(Encyclopedia) Rough Riders, popular name for the 1st Regiment of U.S. Cavalry Volunteers, organized largely by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898). Its members were mostly ranchers…
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1899Party: DemocratGRAY, George, a Senator from Delaware; born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., May 4, 1840; attended the common schools and graduated from…
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1897; 1901-1907Party: Democrat; DemocratBLACKBURN, Joseph Clay Stiles, a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near Spring Station, Woodford County, Ky…
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1905Party: DemocratCOCKRELL, Francis Marion, (brother of Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell), a Senator from Missouri; born in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Mo., October 1…
Senate Years of Service: 1904-1909; 1917-1921Party: Republican; RepublicanKNOX, Philander Chase, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., May 6, 1853; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1945Party: RepublicanJOHNSON, Hiram Warren, (son of Grove Lawrence Johnson), a Senator from California; born in Sacramento, Calif., September 2, 1866; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1823-1825; 1825-1831; 1831-1832Party: Jackson Republican; Jacksonian; NullifierHAYNE, Robert Young, (brother of Arthur Peronneau Hayne), a Senator from South Carolina…
Words from each American president Compiled by David Johnson Note: Dates indicate term of office. Choose a president: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James…