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Stephen Arnold DOUGLAS, Congress, IL (1813-1861)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1861 Party: Democrat DOUGLAS Stephen Arnold , a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Brandon, Rutland County, Vt., April 23, 1813; educated in the…

DAVIS, John William, Congress, WV (1873-1955)

DAVIS, John William, (son of John James Davis), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 13, 1873; attended various private schools; was graduated…

Harry S. TRUMAN, Congress, MO (1884-1972)

Senate Years of Service: 1935-1945 Party: Democrat TRUMAN Harry S. , a Senator from Missouri, a Vice President, and Thirty-third President of the United States; born in Lamar, Barton County, Mo.,…

Lyndon Baines JOHNSON, Congress, TX (1908-1973)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1961 Party: Democrat JOHNSON Lyndon Baines , a Representative and a Senator from Texas and a Vice President and 36th President of the United States; born on a farm…

2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…

2008 Pulitzer Prize Winners

From journalism to special citations and awards Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…

The Judiciary Act of 1789

In the Judiciary Act of 1789, the First Congress provided the detailed organization of a federal judiciary that the Constitution had sketched only in general terms. Acting on its…