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Robert Gordon COUSINS, Congress, IA (1859-1933)

COUSINS Robert Gordon , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm, ``Indian Lodge,'' near Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, January 31, 1859; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Cornell…

Hugh Alfred BUTLER, Congress, NE (1878-1954)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1954 Party: Republican BUTLER Hugh Alfred , a Senator from Nebraska; born on a farm near Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, February 28, 1878; attended the…

Frank Aloysius BARRETT, Congress, WY (1892-1962)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1959 Party: Republican BARRETT Frank Aloysius , a Representative and a Senator from Wyoming; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., November 10, 1892; attended the…

transcontinental railroad

(Encyclopedia) transcontinental railroad, in U.S. history, rail connection with the Pacific coast. In 1845, Asa Whitney presented to Congress a plan for the federal government to subsidize the…

From the Lower to the Upper River

Chapter 2 Chapter 4 From the Lower to the Upper River The party finally set sail up the Missouri River on Monday, May 21, 1804, but made only a few miles, owing to head winds.…

2000-01 Division II Football Playoffs

First Round (Nov. 18) North Dakota St. 31 at Northwest Mo. St. 17 at Nebraska-Omaha 14 Pittsburg St. 3 at Catawba 28 West Ga. 24 at Delta St. 49 Valdosta St. 12 at Northwood 28…

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Mayor: Mick Cornett (to 2018)City Manager: James D. Couch2010 census population (rank): 579,999 (31); Male: 285,556 (49.2%); Female: 294,443 (50.8%); White: 363,646 (62.7%); Black: 87,354 (…

Gerald Rudolph Ford

Gerald Rudolph FordBorn: 7/14/1913Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie King Jr. in Omaha, Neb., on July 14, 1913, the only child of Leslie and Dorothy Gardner King. His…