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September 2015 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of September 2015. Judge Reverses Tom Brady's…

Albee, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Albee, EdwardAlbee, Edwardălˈbē [key], 1928–2016, American playwright, one of the leading dramatists of his generation, b. Washington, D.C., as Edward Harvey. His most characteristic…

Bent's Fort

(Encyclopedia) Bent's Fort, trading post of the American West, on the Arkansas River in present-day SE Colorado, E of Rocky Ford and La Junta and several miles above the mouth of the Purgatoire. The…

Maurice Joseph SULLIVAN, Congress, NV (1884-1953)

SULLIVAN Maurice Joseph , a Representative from Nevada; born in San Rafael, Marin County, Calif., December 7, 1884; attended the parochial school and Sacred Heart College, San Francisco, Calif.;…

Edwin Ewing ROBERTS, Congress, NV (1870-1933)

ROBERTS Edwin Ewing , a Representative from Nevada; born in Pleasant Grove, Sutter County, Calif., December 12, 1870; attended the public schools and was graduated from the State normal school at…

John CRADLEBAUGH, Congress, NV (1819-1872)

CRADLEBAUGH John , a Delegate from the Territory of Nevada; born in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, February 22, 1819; attended the common schools, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, and Oxford…

Charles Hinton RUSSELL, Congress, NV (1903-1989)

RUSSELL Charles Hinton , a Representative from Nevada; born in Lovelock, Pershing County, Nev., December 27, 1903; attended the public schools; was graduated from Elko County High School in…

Brazilla Carroll REECE, Congress, TN (1889-1961)

REECE Brazilla Carroll , a Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm near Butler, Johnson County, Tenn., December 22, 1889; attended the public schools, Watauga Academy, Carson-Newman College…