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Bruce Andrew MORRISON, Congress, CT (1944)

MORRISON, Bruce Andrew, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New York City, October 8, 1944; attended public schools, Northport, N.Y.; graduated, Northport High School, 1962; S.B.,…

Edwin REINECKE, Congress, CA (1924)

REINECKE, Edwin, a Representative from California; born in Medford, Jackson County, Oreg., January 7, 1924; attended public schools in Beverly Hills, Calif.; B.S., California Institute of…

Stephen PACE, Congress, GA (1891-1970)

PACE, Stephen, a Representative from Georgia; born in Terrell County, Ga., near Dawson, March 9, 1891; attended the public schools and Georgia School of Technology at Atlanta; was graduated…

John E. SUNUNU, Congress, NH (1964)

Senate Years of Service: 2003-2009Party: RepublicanSUNUNU, John E., a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 10, 1964; graduated from…

Todd TIAHRT, Congress, KS (1951)

TIAHRT, Todd, a Representative from Kansas; born in Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak., June 15, 1951; attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, S.Dak.; B.A., Evangel…

S. I. Hayakawa

former U.S. SenatorBorn: 7/18/1906Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada Son of Japanese immigrant parents, Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa earned a B.A. in English from the University of Manitoba in 1927, an M.A.…

Bans on Gas Pumping

The Question: What states other than New Jersey do not allow customers to pump their own gas at gas stations? The Answer: New Jersey and Oregon are the…

Barcode Firsts

The Question: What product was the first to be purchased by scanning its barcode? The Answer: The first step toward today's bar codes and bar…

Lawrence Summers

Name at birth: Lawrence Henry SummersLawrence "Larry" Summers is the director of the National Economic Council and a top advisor to President Barack Obama on economic policies. Summers has been in…

Sergey Brin

Sergey Brin and his fellow Stanford student Larry Page invented the Internet search engine Google. Sergey Brin's parents were Russian immigrants; he was six when the family moved to the United…