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Pattillo Higgins Biography
Pattillo HigginsTexas oil pioneerBorn: 12/5/1863Birthplace: Sabine Pass, Tex. His family moved to Beaumont when Higgins was six. He attended school until the fourth grade and then dropped out…William LINDSAY, Congress, KY (1835-1909)
Senate Years of Service: 1893-1901 Party: Democrat LINDSAY William , a Senator from Kentucky; born near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Va., September 4, 1835; attended the common schools;…tanager
(Encyclopedia) tanagertanagertănˈəjər [key], any of the small, migratory perching birds of the family Thraupidae, chiefly of the tropical New World. Only five species migrate to North America; of…Lewis, Meriwether
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Meriwether, 1774–1809, American explorer, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition, b. near Charlottesville, Va. He was a captain in the army and served in a number…Morgan, George
(Encyclopedia) Morgan, George, 1743–1810, American merchant, Indian agent, and land speculator, b. Philadelphia. In 1765 he went as his firm's representative to engage in the fur trade in Illinois,…MacVeagh, Isaac Wayne
(Encyclopedia) MacVeagh, Isaac WayneMacVeagh, Isaac Wayneməkvāˈ [key], 1833–1917, American political figure, U.S. Attorney General (1881), b. Chester co., Pa. A lawyer, he was the son-in-law of Simon…Chickasaw
(Encyclopedia) ChickasawChickasawchĭkˈəsô [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They…1904 Olympics
St. LouisTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsArcheryBoxingFencingGymnasticsRoque (Croquet)RowingTennisWeightliftingFreestyle Wrestling Originally scheduled for…Pribilof Islands
(Encyclopedia) Pribilof IslandsPribilof Islandsprĭbˈĭlŏfˌ [key], group of four volcanic islands, off SW Alaska in the Bering Sea, c.230 mi (370 km) N of the Aleutian Islands; explored and named in…Divine, Father
(Encyclopedia) Divine, Father, c.1882–1965, African-American religious leader, founder of the Peace Mission movement, b. probably near Savannah, Ga. and named George Baker. After preaching in the…Trending
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