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Apr 12, 2024 · The Reverend Dr. John H. Stevens was the pioneering Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs from 1971-2005. Dr. Stevens’ leadership si...
Mar 29, 2024 · Colonel and ferry operator John H. Stevens built his house in 1849 where the downtown post office now stands and it's considered kind-of-sort-of the oldest house in Minneapolis. In the frontier days it served as a courthouse, polling site, and a place to carry out important actions, like founding Hennepin County and naming Minneapolis.
Apr 9, 2024 · John Stevens (born 1749, New York City—died March 6, 1838, Hoboken, N.J., U.S.) was an American lawyer, inventor, and promoter of the development of steam power for transportation. His petition to the U.S. Congress resulted in the Patent Law of 1790, the foundation of the present U.S. patent system. In 1776 Stevens became a captain in the ...
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Apr 9, 2024 · John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died July 16, 2019, Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. Stevens, who traced his American ancestry to the mid-17th century, attended the University of Chicago, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Stevens was born Jan. 28, 1932, in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, and his parents moved the family to Ciudad Juárez where as a teenager Stevens learned about radio production from his uncle Trini ...
Mar 25, 2024 · Learn more about the history of Minneapolis by heading to the John H. Stevens House Museum. Visit the Minnehaha Depot to understand the role of the railroad in the growth of Minnesota. Take the little ones to the Winter Story Stroll at the Nokomis Library .
Mar 28, 2024 · Look back on the life and legacy of Justice Stevens, who served on the Supreme Court for 35 years. We interviewed him in 2011, just a year after he stepped down from the bench.
