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Juan Nepomuceno Seguín

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…

Philadelphia, Pa.

Mayor: Michael Nutter (to Jan. 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 1,526,006 (5); Male: 719,813 (47.2%); Female: 806,1933 (52.8%); White: 626,221 (41.0%); Black: 661,839 (43.4%);…

Roller Coasters

In 1884 a preacher LaMarcus A. Thompson decided to build a new ride at New York's Coney Island to divert attention away from the local beer gardens. He built two parallel tracks, with individual…

New England

Source: The U.S. Department of State The smallest region, New England has not been blessed with large expanses of rich farmland or a mild climate. Yet it played a dominant role in American…

The South

Source: The U.S. Department of State The South is perhaps the most distinctive and colorful American region. The American Civil War (1861-65) devastated the South socially and economically.…

Matthew LYON, Congress, VT (1749-1822)

LYON, Matthew, (father of Chittenden Lyon and great-grandfather of William Peters Hepburn), a Representative from Vermont and from Kentucky; born near Dublin, County Wicklow, Ireland, July 14…