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Women in Sports: Bowling

Bowling is one of the most popular sport for women in the United States today. Women first bowled in the 1880s, despite social disapproval…

Fort Davis National Historic Site

(Encyclopedia) Fort Davis National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table); Davis Mountains.

Peter Davis OAKEY, Congress, CT (1861-1920)

OAKEY, Peter Davis, a Representative from Connecticut; born in East Millstone, Somerset County, N.J., February 25, 1861; attended the public schools and the high school of Millstone, N.J.;…

Lawrence Davis TYSON, Congress, TN (1861-1929)

Senate Years of Service: 1925-1929Party: DemocratTYSON, Lawrence Davis, a Senator from Tennessee; born on a farm near Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., July 4, 1861; attended the county schools…

William Davis VEEDER, Congress, NY (1835-1910)

VEEDER, William Davis, a Representative from New York; born in Guilderland, Albany County, N.Y., May 19, 1835; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

William Davis VINCENT, Congress, KS (1852-1922)

VINCENT, William Davis, a Representative from Kansas; born near Dresden, Weakley County, Tenn., October 11, 1852; moved with his parents to Riley County, Kans., in 1858 and to Manhattan, Kans…

Samuel Davis WOODS, Congress, CA (1845-1915)

WOODS, Samuel Davis, a Representative from California; born in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tenn., September 19, 1845; moved with his parents to Stockton, Calif., in February 1850; attended…

Emery Davis POTTER, Congress, OH (1804-1896)

POTTER, Emery Davis, a Representative from Ohio; born in Providence, R.I., October 7, 1804; attended the district school and the academy in Herkimer County, N.Y.; studied law in Cooperstown, N…

John Davis LODGE, Congress, CT (1903-1985)

LODGE, John Davis, (grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge, brother of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., and nephew of Augustus P. Gardner), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Washington, D.C., October…

John Davis LONG, Congress, MA (1838-1915)

LONG, John Davis, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, October 27, 1838; attended the common schools at Buckfield and Hebron Academy, Maine; was…