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Virginia Apgar Biography

Virginia Apgarphysician and anesthesiologist Born: 6/7/1909 Birthplace: Westfield, New Jersey Apgar is best known for developing the Apgar Score System (1952), which evaluates a newborn's…

Walter LOWRIE, Congress, PA (1784-1868)

Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican LOWRIE Walter , a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, December 10, 1784; immigrated to the…

John Alexander ANDERSON, Congress, KS (1834-1892)

ANDERSON John Alexander , a Representative from Kansas; born near Pigeon Creek, Washington County, Pa., June 26, 1834; attended public and private schools; was graduated from Miami University,…

Oliver Ellsworth: Landholder VII

Landholder VIIOliver EllsworthDecember 17, 1787 Some very worthy persons, who have not had great advantages for information, have objected against that clause in the constitution which…

Brewer's: Prescott

A waistcoat. Rhyming slang. (See Chivy.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PresentsPresbyterian A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

Brewer's: Preposterous

means “the cart before the horse.” (Latin, præ posterus, the first last and the last first.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PresbyterianPrepense A B C D…

Presidents

Learn more about the leaders of the free world Find information about U.S. presidents, including party affiliation, term in office, age at inauguration, age at death, and more.   Name and (…