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Henry Justin ALLEN, Congress, KS (1868-1950)

Senate Years of Service: 1929-1930 Party: Republican ALLEN Henry Justin , a Senator from Kansas; born in Pittsfield, Warren County, Pa., September 11, 1868; moved with his parents to Kansas in…

Walter Lippmann

Columnist Walter Lippmann was one of America’s most influential and famous commentators on world affairs between the 1920s and 1960s. Lippmann’s newspaper column,”Today and Tomorrow,” was in more…

Notable Women in Media

Oprah Winfrey Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…

History of the Crossword Puzzle

On Dec. 21, 1913, the Sunday New York World printed a puzzle called a “word-cross,” devised by Liverpudlian Arthur Wynne. The puzzle was an immediate success and became a weekly feature. The name…

James Middleton COX, Congress, OH (1870-1957)

COX James Middleton , a Representative from Ohio; born on a farm near Jacksonburg, Butler County, Ohio, March 31, 1870; attended Butler County schools and Amanda (Ohio) High School; after two…

Cosmic Counsel

Science and religion have roundly denounced it for hundred of years, yet it finds its way into newspapers, movie studios—even the White House. What makes Astrology so compelling? by…

New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)

Historical BackgroundOver the years the Supreme Court has disagreed on the limits that can be placed on the 1st Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. In 1971, the Court faced…

Biographies: Notable Business Biographies

Notable Business Biographies Lido Anthony “Lee“ Iacocca See also Women CEOs Notable Women in Busines Asian Pacific American Business and Media Leaders People in the…

William Fife KNOWLAND, Congress, CA (1908-1974)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1959 Party: Republican KNOWLAND William Fife , a Senator from California; born in Alameda, Alameda County, Calif., June 26, 1908; attended the public schools and…