British officer and governorBorn: 1734?Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Hamilton was the son of Henry Hamilton, member of the British Parliament for Donegal, County Cork, Ireland. Young Henry grew up…
Shawnee Indian chiefBorn: c. 1720Birthplace: western Pennsylvania? Little is known of Chief Cornstalk, whose Indian name was Wynepuechsika, before the 1750s, when he fought with the French against…
Tonkawa Indian chiefBorn: late 1700sBirthplace: ? Also called Ha-shu-ka-na (“Can't Kill Him”), Chief Plácido was the son of a Tonkawa warrior and a captive Comanche woman. In 1819 he joined James…
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…
Be as specific as possible with search terms. If, for example, you heard that scientists have discovered that Jupiter has more moons, include all the information you know when doing your search. If…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1879Party: RepublicanOGLESBY, Richard James, (cousin of Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby), a Senator from Illinois; born in Floydsburg, Oldham County, Ky., July 25, 1824…
LINCOLN, Levi, (father of Enoch Lincoln and Levi Lincoln [1782-1868]), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Hingham, Mass., May 15, 1749; attended the common schools; was graduated from…
military and political figure of the Texas RevolutionBorn: 10/27/1806Birthplace: San Antonio, Tex. One of two sons born to an established San Antonio couple, Juan José María Erasmo Seguín and his…
Source: The U.S. Department of State Americans have long regarded the West as the last frontier. Yet California has a history of European settlement older than that of most midwestern states.…
