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Ely MOORE, Congress, NY (1798-1860)

MOORE Ely , a Representative from New York; born near Belvidere, Warren County, N.J., July 4, 1798; attended the public schools; moved to New York City; studied medicine, but did not engage in…

Zodiac Signs of the Presidents

The Question: What zodiac sign have the most presidents been born under? The Answer: It is a tie. There have been five Scorpio (Oct.…

Al Pacino Biography

Al PacinoactorBorn: 4/25/1940Birthplace: New York City Academy and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor known for his intensity portraying sensitive men caught in brutal circumstances. He played…

Andrew Mellon Biography

Andrew Mellonfinancier, public official, philanthropistBorn: 3/24/1855Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Having been born into a wealthy banking family, Mellon used the experience he gained in…

Halle Berry Biography

Halle Berry actress, modelBorn: 8/14/1966Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Oscar-winning actress who as a high school cheerleader and beauty queen was the first African American to represent the…

Chauncey Judd: Longmeadow Brook

Gunn's Barn Pursuit from Bethany Longmeadow Brook The breakfast in the barn was dispatched speedily and in silence; and then Graham, drawing his pipe from his pocket, and lighting it…

Chauncey Judd: David Wooster's

Alarm in Judd's Meadow Wooster's Well David Wooster's As David had predicted, he and his comrades were received at his father's with cordiality. Mr. Wooster was that morning engaged…

Chauncey Judd: Dayton's Den

Search for the Fugitives Captain John Wooster's Dayton's Den About a mile and a half west of David Wooster's is a naked bluff of rock, the extremity of which breaks into a jagged…

Chauncey Judd: Seizure of Henry Wooster

Wooster's Barn Negro Patriotism Seizure of Henry Wooster When the teamsmen had reached a safe distance from the barn, Graham sprang from his biding-place, and began to swear at the…

Chauncey Judd: Newgate

Retribution Prison Life Newgate The old copper mine in what is now Granby, part of the ancient town of Simsbury, used for about half a century as a state prison, and named from the…