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Henry Winter DAVIS, Congress, MD (1817-1865)
DAVIS Henry Winter , a Representative from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., August 16, 1817; was tutored privately; lived in Alexandria, Va. and Wilmington; returned to Maryland in 1827 with his…William Belser SPONG, Jr., Congress, VA (1920-1997)
Senate Years of Service: 1966-1973 Party: Democrat SPONG William Belser, Jr. , a Senator from Virginia; born in Portsmouth, Va., September 29, 1920; attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Va…Roger Atkinson PRYOR, Congress, VA (1828-1919)
PRYOR Roger Atkinson , a Representative from Virginia; born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., July 19, 1828; was graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, in 1845 and from the…John Wayles EPPES, Congress, VA (1773-1823)
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1819 Party: Democratic Republican EPPES John Wayles , a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at Eppington, Chesterfield County, Va., April 19, 1773;…Baseball
First Olympic Appearance: 1992 by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Baseball was a "demonstration" sport seven times between 1912 and 1988. In 1912, the versatile Jim Thorpe led…William Henry HARRISON, Congress, OH (1773-1841)
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1828 Party: Adams HARRISON William Henry , a Delegate from the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, a Representative and a Senator from Ohio, and 9th President of…Volleyball
First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. and was originally called "mintonette".…Volleyball
First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. and was originally called "mintonette".…Volleyball
First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. and was originally called "mintonette".…2002 Nobel Prize Winners
Peace: Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States, was cited for “his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human…Trending
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