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Seth Merrill GATES, Congress, NY (1800-1877)

GATES Seth Merrill , a Representative from New York; born in Winfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 10, 1800; moved with his parents to Sheldon, Genesee (now Wyoming) County, N.Y. in 1806;…

Charles ALLEN, Congress, MA (1797-1869)

ALLEN Charles , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Worcester, Mass., August 9, 1797; attended the Leicester Academy 1809-1811 and Yale College in 1811 and 1812; studied law; was admitted…

Anna Hazare

Name at birth: Kisan Baburao HazareAnna Hazare is the activist whose hunger strike in 2011 forced the Indian parliament to consider a serious anti-corruption bill after decades of delay. The moment…

Edwin Arthur HALL, Congress, NY (1909-2004)

HALL Edwin Arthur , a Representative from New York; born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., February 11, 1909; attended the public schools and Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.; engaged in the…

Benjamin White NORRIS, Congress, AL (1819-1873)

NORRIS Benjamin White , a Representative from Alabama; born in Monmouth, Maine, January 22, 1819; prepared for college at Monmouth Academy, and was graduated from Waterville (now Colby) College,…

William Henry MEYER, Congress, VT (1914-1983)

MEYER William Henry , a Representative from Vermont; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 29, 1914; attended the public schools of Philadelphia; graduated from Pennsylvania State University in…

Mulholland Drive

Director/Writer:David LynchUniversal Focus; R; 146 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Laura Harring, Naomi Watts, Justin Theroux From Lost Highway to Straight Story to his latest, Mulholland Drive,…

Patrick Kavanagh Biography

Patrick KavanaghpoetBorn: 10/21/1904Birthplace: Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland What Joyce did for Dublin, Patrick Kavanagh's poetry did for the “stony grey soil of Monaghan,” revealing the…