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VIVIAN Weston Edward , a Representative from Michigan; born in Newfoundland, Canada,
October 25, 1924; moved to the United States with parents September 5, 1929,
and settled in Cranston, R.I.;…
HEMSLEY, William, a Delegate from Maryland; born at “Clover Fields Farm,“ near Queenstown, Queen Annes County, Md., in 1737; engaged in planting; provincial treasurer of Eastern Shore, Md., in…
BEAKES Samuel Willard , a Representative from Michigan; born in Burlingham, Sullivan County, N.Y.,
January 11, 1861; attended Wallkill Academy, Middletown, N.Y.; was graduated from the law…
List of Delegates to the Convention.Appendix.Corresponding Members.Amelia A. Bowen, Woodstock, Conn.Harriet A. Burleigh, Stonington, Conn.Maria M. Newhall, Lynn, Mass.C. Blackford…
In Jan. 2016, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County and apologized for the water crisis in Flint. In an interview with the National Journal that same month,…
Celebrating a man who never gave up on his rights
On January 30, 2011, California celebrated its first Korematsu Day, a holiday established to honor Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American…
Here is a timeline about famous firsts by American women. This information includes such notable figures as the first published author in 1650 (Anne Bradstreet), to Elizabeth Blackwell receiving…
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