Senate Years of Service: 1789-1795; 1795-1796Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistSTRONG, Caleb, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Northampton, Mass., January 9, 1745; studied under…
SULLIVAN, John, (brother of James Sullivan and father of George Sullivan), a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Somersworth, N.H., February 17, 1740; received a limited education; studied law…
BEE, Thomas, (great-grandfather of Carlos Bee), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1725; educated in Charleston, and later at Oxford University, England; studied law…
The Question: In America there is Orange County, NY, named after Ulster Scots. In Northern Ireland, there's the Orange Order. In England, there was William of Orange…
Source: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Banking has changed in many ways through the years. Banks today offer a wider range of products and services than ever before, and deliver them…
Amazons, Vandals, Vikings—what do they have in common? Do you know they were all warriors? Add guerrillas, kamikazes, and conquistadors and you have quite a group. Who were they? When and where did…
News Flash (August 24, 2006)—Pluto Demoted! Read About It Here. Pluto, named after the Roman and Greek god of the underworld, is the coldest, smallest, and outermost planet in our solar system.…
Liberty’s Kids (The Learning Company)As a reporter for the Philadelphia Gazette, you interview the major players in the American Revolution, gather facts and quotes and write your own front-page…
HARRISON, Benjamin, (father of Carter Bassett Harrison and William Henry Harrison, grandfather of John Scott Harrison, great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison [1833-1901] and great-great-great…
