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Henry Justin ALLEN, Congress, KS (1868-1950)
Senate Years of Service: 1929-1930 Party: Republican ALLEN Henry Justin , a Senator from Kansas; born in Pittsfield, Warren County, Pa., September 11, 1868; moved with his parents to Kansas in…Say It Isn't So
Director:J.B. RogersWriters:Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow20th Century Fox; R; 97 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Orlando Jones You may not think of the Farrelly Brothers…The True George Washington: Master and Employer: Charity
CharityAfter the terrible attack of fever in Philadelphia in 1793, Washington wrote to a clergyman of that city,—"It has been my intention ever since my return to the city, to contribute my…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, December 3, 1805
Day 1048 Day 1050 Clark, December 3, 1805 Tuesday 3d December 1805 a fair windey morning wind from the East the men returned with the Elk which revived the Spirits of my party verry much I…Martin Luther DAVEY, Congress, OH (1884-1946)
DAVEY Martin Luther , a Representative from Ohio; born in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, July 25, 1884; attended the public schools; was graduated from Oberlin Academy in 1906 and later attended…Sarah McLachlan Biography
Sarah McLachlan singer, songwriterBorn: 1/28/1968Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia Although considered part of the recent wave of women singer-songwriters, from 1996–1999 Sarah McLachlan had…Howard Alexander SMITH, Congress, NJ (1880-1966)
Senate Years of Service: 1944-1959 Party: Republican SMITH Howard Alexander , a Senator from New Jersey; born in New York City, January 30, 1880; attended the Cutler School in New York City;…child welfare
(Encyclopedia) child welfare, services provided for the care of disadvantaged children. Foundling institutions for orphans and abandoned children were the earliest attempts at child care, usually…Donatello
(Encyclopedia) DonatelloDonatellodŏnətĕlˈō, Ital. dōnätĕlˈlō [key], c.1386–1466, Italian sculptor, major innovator in Renaissance art, b. Florence. His full name was Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi…Wedgwood, Josiah
(Encyclopedia) Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730–95, English potter, descendant of a family of Staffordshire potters and perhaps the greatest of all potters. At the age of nine he went to work at the plant…