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James Joseph MURPHY, Congress, NY (1898-1962)

MURPHY James Joseph , A Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 3, 1898; educated in the public schools of Staten Island, N.Y.; served as a noncommissioned…

O’BRIEN, James, Congress, NY (1841-1907)

O’BRIEN, James, a Representative from New York; born in County Kings, Ireland, March 13, 1841; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1861 and settled in New York City;…

O’NEILL, Edward Leo, Congress, NJ (1903-1948)

O’NEILL, Edward Leo, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, N.J., July 10, 1903; attended the parochial schools; served in the United States Navy 1919-1923; became engaged in the real…

David Ross OBEY, Congress, WI (1938)

OBEY David Ross , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Okla., October 3, 1938; graduated from Wausau High School, Wausau, Wis., 1956; B.S., University of Wisconsin,…

Meredith, James Biography

Meredith, James civil-rights leader, authorBorn: 6/25/33Birthplace: Kosciusko, Miss.   James Meredith was one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement. In 1962 he became the first Black…

James A. ROE, Congress, NY (1896-1967)

ROE James A. , a Representative from New York; born in Flushing, Queens County, N.Y., July 9, 1896; attended the public and parochial schools; studied law, engineering, and accounting; was…

Harold Vernon FROEHLICH, Congress, WI (1932)

FROEHLICH Harold Vernon , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis., May 12, 1932; attended the public schools; B.B.A., University of Wisconsin School of Commerce…

2001 World News Events

—Borgna Brunner The ultimatum issued to the Taliban after Sept. 11 to turn over bin Laden was the last of several such demands made by the U.S. and the UN after bin Laden was implicated in the…