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Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 6, 1941)
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Seventy-seventh Congress: I address you, the Members of the Seventy-seventh Congress, at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union. I use the…Franklin PIERCE, Congress, NH (1804-1869)
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1842 Party: Democrat PIERCE Franklin , a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire and 14th President of the United States; born in Hillsborough, N.H.,…Franklin E. PLUMMER, Congress, MS (1847)
PLUMMER Franklin E. , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Massachusetts, birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; moved to Mississippi and taught school in Copiah County, Miss…Tommy Franklin ROBINSON, Congress, AR (1942)
ROBINSON Tommy Franklin , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Little Rock, Ark., March 7, 1942; graduated from Little Rock High School, Little Rock, Ark., 1959; B.A., University of Little Rock…Benjamin Franklin SHIVELY, Congress, IN (1857-1916)
Senate Years of Service: 1909-1916 Party: Democrat SHIVELY Benjamin Franklin , a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born near Osceola, St. Joseph County, Ind., March 20, 1857; attended the…Comstock Lode
(Encyclopedia) Comstock Lode, richest known U.S. silver deposit, W Nevada, on Mt. Davidson in the Virginia Range. It is said to have been discovered in 1857 by Ethan Allen Grosh and Hosea Ballou…Hazzard, Shirley
(Encyclopedia) Hazzard, Shirley, 1931–2016, Australian-American novelist and short-story writer, b. Sydney. Educated in Australia, she lived in Hong Kong, Italy, and New Zealand before settling in…Hamilton, James Hamilton, 3d marquess and 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, James Hamilton, 3d marquess and 1st duke of, 1606–49, Scottish nobleman; grandson of John Hamilton, 1st marquess of Hamilton. He succeeded (1625) his father as marquess of…hadith
(Encyclopedia) hadithhadithhädēthˈ [key], a tradition or the collection of the traditions of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, including his sayings and deeds, and his tacit approval of what was said…Highsmith, Patricia
(Encyclopedia) Highsmith, Patricia, 1921–95, American novelist, b. Fort Worth, Tex., as Mary Patricia Plangman, grad. Barnard College (B.A. 1942). She first traveled to Europe in 1949 and moved there…Trending
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