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Frederick LUNDIN, Congress, IL (1868-1947)

LUNDIN Frederick , a Representative from Illinois; born in the parish of Vestra Tollstad, Hastholmen, Sweden, May 18, 1868; immigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago, Ill., in 1880;…

Monroe Minor REDDEN, Congress, NC (1901-1987)

REDDEN Monroe Minor , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C., September 24, 1901; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law school of Wake…

Charles Orville WHITLEY, Congress, NC (1927-2002)

WHITLEY Charles Orville , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Siler City, Chatham County, N.C., January 3, 1927; graduated from Siler City High School, Siler City, N.C., 1943; B.A., Wake…

Edith Wharton Biography

Edith WhartonnovelistBorn: 1/24/1862Birthplace: New York City Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose work gives an intelligent, ironic picture of post-Civil War society life. Wharton's books…

The Song of Hiawatha: Hiawatha's Departure

The White Man's Foot Hiawatha's Departure By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, At the doorway of his wigwam, In the pleasant Summer morning, Hiawatha stood and…

Les AuCOIN, Congress, OR (1942)

AuCOIN Les , a Representative from Oregon; born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg., October 21, 1942; attended public schools in Redmond, Oreg.; graduated, Redmond Union High School, 1960;…

Robert Heath Dennard

Robert Heath Dennard Born: 1932Birthplace: Terrell, Tex. One-transistor dynamic random access memory—Dr. Dennard's invention of DRAM, most often called RAM, was a core development in today's…

J. K. Rowling Trivia

Learn more about the author of the Harry Potter books by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Dana Quigley Did you know: J.K. Rowling BiographyHer last name rhymes with "bowling."Has a sister…