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1 day ago · Gilded Age mansions were lavish houses built between 1870 and the early 20th century by some of the richest people in the United States. These estates were raised by the nation's industrial, financial and commercial elite, who amassed great fortunes in era of expansion of the tobacco, railroad, steel, and oil industries coinciding with a lack ...
5 hours ago · Brigham Young (/ ˈ b r ɪ ɡ əm / BRIG-əm; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) [3] was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
5 hours ago · The cost is $5. All retired, former, active employees and their spouses are welcome to attend. The meal is provided and will be served at 3 p.m. For reservations, call at 814-968-5556 or 814-688-5141 or Patsy Ball at 814-688-3430.
1 day ago · Samuel David Ferguson was the first black bishop consecrated by the Episcopal Church, the first to practice in the U.S. and the first black person to sit in the House of Bishops. Bishop Ferguson was consecrated on June 24, 1885, with the then-Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church acting as a consecrator.
1 day ago · britischer Politiker, Mitglied des House of Commons 88 5. April Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga: uruguayischer Jurist und Präsident des Internationalen Gerichtshofs (1976–1979) 75 5. April Marlon Riggs: US-amerikanischer Filmproduzent 37 5. April Roy Smeck: US-amerikanischer Gitarrist 94 5. April Cor Wals: niederländischer Radrennfahrer 83 6 ...
5 hours ago · Lyndon B. Johnson. Lyndon Baines Johnson ( / ˈlɪndən ˈbeɪnz /; August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the 37th vice ...
1 day ago · Sir Edward Grey; Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1885-1916. John Bright; Member of Parliament for Birmingham Central 1885-1889. Joseph Chamberlain; Member of Parliament for Birmingham West 1885-1914. Charles Stewart Parnell; Member of Parliament for Cork 1890-1891. H. H. Asquith; Member of Parliament for East Fife 1886-1918.