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1990 – 1999 World History

Lech Walesa (1943– ) Archive Photos Hubble Space Telescope NASA Boris Yeltsin (1931–2007) Imapress/Archive Photos Toni Morrison (1931– ) Archive Photos…

2016 Grammy Awards

The 59th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2017. Some of the evening's biggest performances were tributes to George Michael, the Bee Gees, and Prince. …

Charles Isaac SPARKS, Congress, KS (1872-1937)

SPARKS Charles Isaac , a Representative from Kansas; born on a farm near Ontario, in Jackson Township, Boone County, Iowa, December 20, 1872; educated in the rural schools and Simpson College,…

Timeline: Cartoons

Steamboat Willie Poster, Mickey Mouse's film debut Here are some key moments and events in the history and evolution of cartoons 1877 1928 1950 1960…

George Washington Carver Biography

George Washington Carvereducator, scientistBorn: 1864Birthplace: Diamond Grove, Mo. After a university in Kansas refused to admit him because he was African American, George Washington Carver…

Herbert Jackson DRANE, Congress, FL (1863-1947)

DRANE Herbert Jackson , a Representative from Florida; born in Franklin, Simpson County, Ky., June 20, 1863; attended the public schools of Louisville, Ky., and Brevards Academy at Franklin, Ky…

Theodore LYMAN, Congress, MA (1833-1897)

LYMAN Theodore , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Waltham, Mass., August 23, 1833; was educated by private tutors; studied in Europe 1847-1849; was graduated from Harvard University…

Eugene Jerome HAINER, Congress, NE (1851-1929)

HAINER Eugene Jerome , a Representative from Nebraska; born in Funfkirchen, Hungary, August 16, 1851; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Columbia, Mo., in 1854, and…