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Emilio Quincy DADDARIO, Congress, CT (1918-2010)

DADDARIO Emilio Quincy , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Newton Center, Suffolk County, Mass., September 24, 1918; attended the public schools in Boston, Mass., Tilton (N.H.) Academy, and…

George Grover WRIGHT, Congress, IA (1820-1896)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877 Party: Republican WRIGHT George Grover , a Senator from Iowa; born in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., March 24, 1820; attended private schools and graduated…

Frank Billings KELLOGG, Congress, MN (1856-1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1917-1923 Party: Republican KELLOGG Frank Billings , a Senator from Minnesota; born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 22, 1856; in 1865 moved with his…

Chester Isaiah LONG, Congress, KS (1860-1934)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1909 Party: Republican LONG Chester Isaiah , a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Greenwood Township, near Millerstown, Perry County, Pa., October 12…

2006 News of the Nation

—By Borgna Brunner (as of Sept. 28) Presidential Power and Terrorism In response to what he has called a “new kind of war,” President Bush has sought a significant expansion of executive powers…

Famous Firsts by African Americans

500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists…