CHAPMAN Pleasant Thomas , a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm near Vienna, Johnson County, Ill., October 8, 1854; attended the public schools, and was graduated from McKendree College,…
COCHRAN Charles Fremont , a Representative from Missouri; born in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., September
27, 1846; moved to Atchison, Kans., in 1860; attended public and private schools;…
BAILEY Willis Joshua , a Representative from Kansas;
born near Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Ill., October 12, 1854;
attended the common schools, Mount Carroll High School, and the University of…
LEE Frank Hood , a Representative from Missouri;
born on a farm near De Soto, Johnson County, Kans., March 29, 1873;
moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled near Virgil City, Vernon County…
Denzel WashingtonactorBorn: 12/28/1954Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York Academy Award-winning film and television actor whose films include Cry Freedom (1987), Glory (1989) (for which he won a best…
singer, was named America's newest idol in September on FOX's talent-search show, American Idol. In each episode, a parade of young crooners performed in front of a live audience, and…
Haitian immigrant brutalized by the New York City police when he was arrested outside a Brooklyn nightclub. Officers Thomas Wiese, Thomas Bruder, Justin Volpe, and Charles Schwarz were…
THOMAS John Robert , a Representative from Illinois; born in Mount Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill., October 11, 1846; attended the common schools and Hunter
Collegiate Institute, Princeton, Ind.;…
WILSON James , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm in Ayrshire, Scotland,
August 16, 1835; immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his parents, who
settled in Norwich, Conn.; moved to…
HOLLIDAY Elias Selah , a Representative from Indiana; born in Aurora, Dearborn County,
Ind., March 5, 1842; spent the early part of his life on farms in Indiana,
Missouri, and Iowa; attended the…
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