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Ruby Bridges Biography
civil rights activistBorn: Sept. 8, 1954 Birthplace: Tylertown, Miss. Born on Sept. 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Miss., Ruby Nell Bridges moved with her family to New…John Jones McRAE, Congress, MS (1815-1868)
Senate Years of Service: 1851-1852 Party: Democrat McRAE John Jones , a Senator and a Representative from Mississippi; born in Sneedsboro (now McFarlan), N.C., January 10, 1815; moved with his…Charles Edward HOOKER, Congress, MS (1825-1914)
HOOKER Charles Edward , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Union, Union County, S.C., in 1825; raised in Laurens District, S.C.; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the…Hubert Durrett STEPHENS, Congress, MS (1875-1946)
Senate Years of Service: 1923-1935 Party: Democrat STEPHENS Hubert Durrett , a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in New Albany, Union County, Miss., July 2, 1875; attended the…August 2005 Disasters
Aug. 2, Toronto, Canada: an Air France Airbus A340, Flight 358, skidded off the runway at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in heavy thunderstorms. All of the 309 aboard managed to…Anselm Joseph McLAURIN, Congress, MS (1848-1909)
Senate Years of Service: 1894-1895; 1901-1909 Party: Democrat; Democrat McLAURIN Anselm Joseph , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Brandon, Rankin County, Miss., March 26, 1848; moved with his…Thomas Carmichael HINDMAN, Congress, AR (1828-1868)
HINDMAN Thomas Carmichael , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Knoxville, Tenn., January 28, 1828; moved with his parents to Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala., in 1832 and to Ripley, Tippah…Theodore Gilmore BILBO, Congress, MS (1877-1947)
Senate Years of Service: 1935-1947 Party: Democrat BILBO Theodore Gilmore , a Senator from Mississippi; born on a farm near Poplarville, Pearl River County, Miss., October 13, 1877; attended the…John Sharp WILLIAMS, Congress, MS (1854-1932)
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923 Party: Democrat WILLIAMS John Sharp , a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Memphis, Tenn., July 30, 1854; after the death of his parents…A Weighty Discovery in Particle Physics
In June 1998, an international team of Japanese and U.S. physicists unveiled strong evidence that elusive subatomic particles known as neutrinos have mass (or weight). These findings run counter to…Trending
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