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Mayor: Bill de Blasio (to Dec. 2017) Borough Presidents: Bronx, Ruben Diaz; Brooklyn, Eric Adams; Manhattan, Gale Brewer; Queens, Melinda Katz; Staten Island, James Oddo 2010 census…John Foster DULLES, Congress, NY (1888-1959)
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1949 Party: Republican DULLES John Foster , a Senator from New York; born in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1888; attended the public schools of Watertown, N.Y.;…1985 Tony Awards
PlayBiloxi BluesMusicalBig RiverReproduction—Play or MusicalJoe EggActor—PlayDerek Jacobi, Much Ado About NothingActress—PlayStockard Channing, Joe EggFeatured Actor—PlayBarry Miller, Biloxi…Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt managed to pull Americans out of the Great Depression and lead them to victory in World War II. He was known widely as FDR, and his support of an active federal…Hearing of the Womens Suffrage Association (1892) - Susan B. Anthony
Address of Mrs. Isabella Beec... Address of Miss Susan B. Anthony. Miss Susan B. Anthony next addressed the committee. She said: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, the only…corporation
(Encyclopedia) corporation, in law, organization enjoying legal personality for the purpose of carrying on certain activities. Most corporations are businesses for profit; they are usually organized…Polk, James Knox
(Encyclopedia) Polk, James KnoxPolk, James Knoxpōk [key], 1795–1849, 11th President of the United States (1845–49), b. Mecklenburg co., N.C. To the surprise of many, the new President proved to be…Progressive party
(Encyclopedia) Progressive party, in U.S. history, the name of three political organizations, active, respectively, in the presidential elections of 1912, 1924, and 1948. At Philadelphia in…September 2009 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of September 2009. Federal Ruling: New York Discriminated Against Mentally Ill (Sept. 8): New York…1997 News of the Nation
Ongoing Investigations Sexual HarassmentPolitical InfightingAffirmative Action SetbacksWelfare Reform Political posturing and partisan nit-picking took center stage against a stable backdrop…