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2016 Presidential Election Campaign
Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics Presidential Candidates Democratic Hillary Clinton Republican Donald Trump Vice Presidential…Bertram L. PODELL, Congress, NY (1925-2005)
PODELL Bertram L. , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., December 27, 1925; attended Yeshiva of Flatbush and Abraham Lincoln High School, St. John's University and Brooklyn Law…Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson became the 17th president of the United States after the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was an unlikely man for the job: he had been a poor tailor in Tennessee before…Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman was a 19th century writer whose life's work, Leaves of Grass, made him one of the first American poets to gain international attention. Walt Whitman spent most of his young life in…Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore (6,000 ft), in South Dakota, became a celebrated American landmark after sculptor Gutzon Borglum took on the project of carving into the side of it the heads of four great…John Todd STUART, Congress, IL (1807-1885)
STUART John Todd , a Representative from Illinois; born near Lexington, Ky., November 10, 1807; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1826; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…Henry Gaither WORTHINGTON, Congress, NV (1828-1909)
WORTHINGTON Henry Gaither , a Representative from Nevada; born in Cumberland, Md., February 9, 1828; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in…James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a career soldier who served as a lieutenant general in the Confederate States Army (CSA) during the U.S. Civil War. Longstreet grew up in Georgia and Alabama, graduated from the…George McClellan
Name at birth: George Brinton McClellanGeorge B. McClellan was the leader of the Union army during the Civil War until President Abraham Lincoln relieved him of command in 1862 for his hesitancy on…Carter G. Woodson Biography
Carter G. Woodson historian, educatorBorn: 1875Birthplace: New Canton, Virginia Taught to read by family members, Woodson worked as a coal miner in West Virginia and put himself through high…Trending
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