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George Washington COOK, Congress, CO (1851-1916)

COOK George Washington , a Representative from Colorado; born in Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind., November 10, 1851; at the age of eleven ran away from home and enlisted in the Fifteenth Regiment…

Washington GARDNER, Congress, MI (1845-1928)

GARDNER Washington , a Representative from Michigan; born in Morrow County, Ohio, February 16, 1845; entered the Union Army and served in Company D, Sixty-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry,…

Arizona

Colorado State Information Capital: Phoenix, AZ 85007 Official Name: State of Arizona Organized as a territory/republic: February 24, 1863 Entered Union (rank): February 14, 1912 (48th) Present…

1956 Olympic Equestrian Medalists

Event     Three-Day Event Petrus Kastennmann, SWE –66.53   August Lütke-Westhues, GER* –84.87   Frank Weldon, GBR –85.48 Three-Day Event (Team) Great Britain –…

Ralph Henry CAMERON, Congress, AZ (1863-1953)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1927 Party: Republican CAMERON Ralph Henry , a Delegate and a Senator from Arizona; born in Southport, Lincoln County, Maine, October 21, 1863; attended the common…

Pueblo, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) Pueblo, name given by the Spanish to the sedentary Native Americans who lived in stone or adobe communal houses in what is now the SW United States. The term pueblo is also used for…

Ferguson Shooting Sparks National Outrage

The shooting of a teenager by a police officer in a St. Louis suburb leads to unrest and unanswered questions. Protestors in Ferguson, Mo. Related Links Major Race…