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Nast, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Nast, Thomas, 1840–1902, American caricaturist, illustrator, and painter, b. Landau, Germany. He was brought to the United States in 1846. He began his career as a draftsman for Frank…

Herbert Romulus O'CONOR, Congress, MD (1896-1960)

Senate Years of Service: 1947-1953 Party: Democrat O'CONOR Herbert Romulus , a Senator from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., on November 17, 1896; attended the parochial schools; graduated from…

Bonus Marchers

(Encyclopedia) Bonus Marchers, in U.S. history, more than 20,000 veterans, most of them unemployed and in desperate financial straits, who, in the spring of 1932, spontaneously made their way to…

Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb")

(Encyclopedia) Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb"), 1953- , American politician and businessman, b. Midland, Tx, Univ. of Texas, Austin (B.A., 1974).…