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James CARR, Congress, MA (1777-1818)

CARR, James, (son of Francis Carr), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bangor, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts), September 9, 1777; attended Exeter and Byfield Academies; clerk…

Fred HEINEMAN, Congress, NC (1929-2010)

HEINEMAN, Fred, a Representative from North Carolina; born in New York, N.Y., December 28, 1929; graduated Mt. St. Michael High School; attended Concordia Jr. College, Westchester Community…

Edmund Hope DRIGGS, Congress, NY (1865-1946)

DRIGGS, Edmund Hope, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 2, 1865; attended the public schools and Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn; became engaged in the casualty-insurance…

Jonathan ARNOLD, Congress, RI (1741-1793)

ARNOLD, Jonathan, (father of Lemuel Hastings Arnold and great-great-grandfather of Theodore Francis Green), a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., December 3, 1741; studied…

Peter T. KING, Congress, NY (1944)

KING, Peter T., a Representative from New York; born in New York, N.Y., April 5, 1944; B.A., St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., 1965; J.D., Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind.,…

Samuel KNOX, Congress, MO (1815-1905)

KNOX, Samuel, a Representative from Missouri; born in Blandford, Mass., on March 21, 1815; attended the common schools; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1836 and…

The Pledge of Allegiance

The Question: Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag? The Answer: The original pledge was written by Francis Bellamy (1855-1931…

DK Science & Technology: Genetics

WHAT IS THE GENETIC CODE? WHAT IS A GENOME? BIOGRAPHY: FRANCIS CRICK English, 1916- JAMES WATSON American, 1928- HUMAN GENOME PROJECTDNA FINGERPRINTFIND OUT MOREGenetics is the study of how living…

William Henry CRAIN, Congress, TX (1848-1896)

CRAIN, William Henry, a Representative from Texas; born in Galveston, Tex., November 25, 1848; attended the Christian Brothers’ School, New York City, until the age of fourteen, and was…

Edward Hooker GILLETTE, Congress, IA (1840-1918)

GILLETTE, Edward Hooker, (son of Francis Gillette), a Representative from Iowa; born in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn., October 1, 1840; attended the public schools at Hartford, Conn., and…