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The Louisiana Purchase: Overview

The Louisiana Purchase In this transaction with France, signed on April 30, 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. For…

Origin of Life: Introduction

IntroductionOrigin of LifeIntroductionSpontaneous GenerationEarly Earth EnvironmentYou may have already know that somebody somewhere has mixed a few chemicals together, ignited it with a spark, and…

Fools Rush In

Director: Andy TennantWriter: Katherine RebackDirector of Photography:Robbie GreenbergEditor:Roger BondelliMusic:Alan SilvestriProduction Designer:Edward PisoniProducer:Doug DraizinColumbia;…

Nathaniel Peter HILL, Congress, CO (1832-1900)

Senate Years of Service: 1879-1885 Party: Republican HILL Nathaniel Peter , a Senator from Colorado; born in Montgomery, Orange County, N.Y., February 18, 1832; attended Montgomery Academy and…

John James FLYNT, Jr., Congress, GA (1914-2007)

FLYNT John James, Jr. , a Representative from Georgia; born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., November 8, 1914; attended the public schools and Georgia Military Academy (now the Woodward Academy); A…

Luke LEA, Congress, TN (1879-1945)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1917 Party: Democrat LEA Luke , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Tenn., April 12, 1879; attended the public schools; graduated from the University of…

Martin Luther DAVEY, Congress, OH (1884-1946)

DAVEY Martin Luther , a Representative from Ohio; born in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, July 25, 1884; attended the public schools; was graduated from Oberlin Academy in 1906 and later attended…

Robert Louis MOUTON, Congress, LA (1892-1956)

MOUTON Robert Louis , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Duchamp, St. Martin Parish, La., October 20, 1892; moved with his parents to Lafayette, La., where he attended the public schools;…

William Hall MILTON, Congress, FL (1864-1942)

Senate Years of Service: 1908-1909 Party: Democrat MILTON William Hall , a Senator from Florida; born near Marianna, Jackson County, Fla., March 2, 1864; attended the public schools of Jackson…

Robert C. Word RAMSPECK, Congress, GA (1890-1972)

RAMSPECK Robert C. Word , a Representative from Georgia; born in Decatur, De Kalb County, Ga., September 5, 1890; attended the public schools and the Donald Fraser School at Decatur, Ga.; deputy…