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Marcantonio, Vito

(Encyclopedia) Marcantonio, VitoMarcantonio, Vitovēˈtō märkăntōˈnēō [key], 1902–54, American politician, b. New York City. After the age of 18 he was active in community affairs in the Harlem section…

Garden City, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Garden City. 1 City (2020 pop. 10,289), Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry, distribution center, and industrial city on the Savannah…

Foraker, Joseph Benson

(Encyclopedia) Foraker, Joseph BensonForaker, Joseph Bensonfŏrˈəkər [key], 1846–1917, American politician, b. Highland co., Ohio. After service in the Civil War, he practiced law in Cincinnati and…

Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr., 1918-2021, American social activist and community organizer, b. Birmingham, Al., Roosevelt Univ. (B.A.,…

Tillman, Benjamin Ryan

(Encyclopedia) Tillman, Benjamin Ryan, 1847–1918, U.S. Senator from South Carolina (1895–1918), b. Edgefield co., S.C. A farmer, he became the leader of the backcountry whites in South Carolina and…

TIME Person of the Year

How “Lucky Lindy”—and a slow week for news—gave birth to a memorable annual tradition The founders of TIME Magazine, Henry Luce and Briton Haddon, were strong believers in the idea…

Stephen Mallory WHITE, Congress, CA (1853-1901)

Senate Years of Service: 1893-1899 Party: Democrat WHITE Stephen Mallory , a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., January 19, 1853; moved with his parents to Santa Cruz County,…

Japanese Relocation Centers

During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were put in camps Japanese-American Internment Camp: Tule Lake, California Related Links Asian Pacific American Heritage Month…

Cabinet Members with Dates of Appointment

Cabinet Members Under Washington Cabinet Members Under J. Adams Cabinet Members Under Jefferson Cabinet Members Under Madison Cabinet Members Under Monroe Cabinet Members…

History of Camp David

A brief history of the Presidential mountain retreat and its famous guests by David Johnson President Kennedy with JFK, Jr., at Camp David. (Source: John F. Kennedy Library)…