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DK Society & Beliefs: Societies

WHAT DO SOCIETIES HAVE IN COMMON? HOW ARE SOCIETIES ORGANIZED? DO SOCIETIES EVOLVE? SOCIAL SCIENCESFIND OUT MOREThroughout time and in every part of the world, people have organized themselves into…

Statues of Washington, D.C.

by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith Prev Next Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States (1933-1945). He is the only…

Christopher GADSDEN, Congress, SC (1723-1805)

GADSDEN, Christopher, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., February 16, 1723; attended schools in England; employed in a commercial house in Philadelphia, Pa., 1742-1745;…

Jovita Idar

journalist, teacher, political activistBorn: 1885Birthplace: Laredo, Tex. Idar was one of eight children born to a small newspaper publisher, Nicasio Idar, and his wife, Jovita. After earning a…

Timothy MATLACK, Congress, PA (1730-1829)

MATLACK, Timothy, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J., in 1730; attended Quaker schools in Haddonfield and Philadelphia; engaged in mercantile pursuits in…

McDOWELL, Joseph, Congress, NC (1756-1801)

McDOWELL, Joseph, (father of Joseph Jefferson McDowell and cousin of Joseph McDowell [1758-1799]), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Winchester, Va., February 15, 1756; moved to…

Joseph REED, Congress, PA (1741-1785)

REED, Joseph, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; was born in Trenton, N.J., August 27, 1741; attended Philadelphia Academy; was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)…

Edward BREITUNG, Congress, MI (1831-1887)

BREITUNG, Edward, a Representative from Michigan; born in the city of Schalkau, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, Germany, November 10, 1831; attended the College of Mining, Meiningen, Germany, in 1849…

Lorenzo BRENTANO, Congress, IL (1813-1891)

BRENTANO, Lorenzo, a Representative from Illinois; born in Manneheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, November 4, 1813; studied jurisprudence in the Universities of Heidelberg and Freiburg and…

Samuel HUNTINGTON, Congress, CT (1731-1796)

HUNTINGTON, Samuel, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Windham (now Scotland), Conn., July 3, 1731; attended the common schools; learned the trade of cooper; studied law; was admitted to the…