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Harry Lancaster TOWE, Congress, NJ (1898-1991)

TOWE Harry Lancaster , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., November 3, 1898; attended the public schools of Passaic, N.J., and the United States Naval Academy 1918-1920;…

Harry S. TRUMAN, Congress, MO (1884-1972)

Senate Years of Service: 1935-1945 Party: Democrat TRUMAN Harry S. , a Senator from Missouri, a Vice President, and Thirty-third President of the United States; born in Lamar, Barton County, Mo.,…

Harry Clay RANSLEY, Congress, PA (1863-1941)

RANSLEY Harry Clay , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 5, 1863; attended the public and private schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; served in the State…

Arthur Harry MOORE, Congress, NJ (1879-1952)

Senate Years of Service: 1935-1938 Party: Democrat MOORE Arthur Harry , a Senator from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., July 3, 1877; attended the public schools and Cooper Union College…

Roe v. Wade

(Encyclopedia) Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first…

lend-lease

(Encyclopedia) lend-lease, arrangement for the transfer of war supplies, including food, machinery, and services, to nations whose defense was considered vital to the defense of the United States in…

Jersey City

(Encyclopedia) Jersey City, city (1990 pop. 228,537), seat of Hudson co., NE N.J., a port on a peninsula formed by the Hudson and Hackensack rivers and Upper New York Bay, opposite lower Manhattan;…