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Michael Jackson Biography
Michael Jackson pop singer Born: 8/29/1958 Birthplace: Gary, Indiana Died: 6/25/2009 Grammy Award-winning pop…Black Hawk Biography
Black Hawk MacataimeshekiakiakSauk leaderBorn: 1768Birthplace: Saukenuk, Ill. In the late 18th century, the Indians of the upper Mississippi Valley witnessed the replacement of the relatively…John ADAIR, Congress, KY (1757-1840)
Senate Years of Service: 1805-1806 Party: Democratic Republican/Jacksonian ADAIR John , a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in Chester District, Chester County, S.C., January 9, 1757…Blackmun, Harry Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Blackmun, Harry AndrewBlackmun, Harry Andrewblăkˈmən [key], 1908–99, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1970–94), b. Nashville, Ill. Educated at Harvard, he practiced law…African American Facts, Issues (Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Cases, Top Cities)
African American Facts, Issues (Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Cases, Top Cities) Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Learn about recent developments in…Johnson, Richard Mentor
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1780–1850, Vice President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kentucky, on the site of present Louisville. Admitted (1802) to the bar, he became prominent in…Biographies of the Presidents
Read bios on all of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant to Joe Biden. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe…John Macpherson BERRIEN, Congress, GA (1781-1856)
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1829; 1841-1845; 1845-1852 Party: Jacksonian; Whig; Whig BERRIEN John Macpherson , a Senator from Georgia; born at Rocky Hill, near Princeton, N.J., August 23, 1781…WILLIAMS, John, Congress, TN (1778-1837)
Senate Years of Service: 1815-1823 Party: Democratic Republican WILLIAMS, John, (brother of Lewis Williams and Robert Williams, father of Joseph Lanier Williams, and cousin of Marmaduke…Martin VAN BUREN, Congress, NY (1782-1862)
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1828 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Jacksonian VAN BUREN Martin , a Senator from New York, a Vice President and 8th President of the United States…