Recent Discoveries: Earth Drags Space and Time Einstein's theory of relativity predicts that large rotating objects should drag space and time around themselves as they turn. The…
ASHBROOK, William Albert, (father of John M. Ashbrook), a Representative from Ohio; born near Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio, July 1, 1867; attended the public schools, and Bartlettâs…
Supreme Court Related Links How a Bill Becomes a LawThree Branches of GovernmentChecks and Balances Sometimes, senators try to defeat a bill by filibustering. This is when a…
actressBorn: 1/20/1926Birthplace: Packard, Ky.Died: 8/8/2010 (Edgartown, Mass.) Born Patsy Louise Neal, the actress made her stage debut at age 15, won a Tony for her…
VESTAL, Albert Henry, a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm near Frankton, Madison County, Ind., January 18, 1875; attended the common schools; worked in steel mills and factories;…
ROY, Alphonse, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in St. Simon, Province of Quebec, Canada, October 26, 1897; moved to Manchester, N.H., in 1901; attended the parochial schools; engaged…
LOVERING, Henry Bacon, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Portsmouth, N.H., April 8, 1841; attended the public schools of Lynn, Mass., and was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy…
HALL, Joseph, a Representative from Maine; born in Methuen, Essex County, Mass., June 26, 1793; attended the common schools and Andover Academy, Andover, Mass.; moved to Camden, Maine, in 1809…
air conditioning pioneerBorn: 11/26/1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Carrier grew up on his father's farm on the New York shore of Lake Erie. In 1895 he received a scholarship to Cornell University,…
politicianBorn: July 4, 1951Birthplace: Greenwich, Conn. The eldest child of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy, and the eldest grandchild of Rose and Joseph Kennedy, Kathleen at first didn't appear to be…
