Contentious political activist ran for president eight times…
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John Dingell (1926–2019), longest-serving Congressman in U.S. history
by Legacy StaffMichigan Democrat was a legislative icon…
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JFK’s death brought America together; five years later, the murder of his brother Bobby helped tear us apart…
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Writer of LBJ’s historic “we shall overcome” speech.
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Daniel Akaka, the first U.S. senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry, served in both the House and Senate.
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First woman to chair the House Rules Committee…
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Michael Friedman (1975–2017), Composer for “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”
by Kirk FoxComposer and lyricist for the rock musical “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.”
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They called her “Battling Bella,” and she lived up to the nickname.
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Ken Hechler, a former West Virginia congressman and author, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. He was 102.
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Rose Mofford, Arizona’s first female governor, died Sept. 15, 2016, according to multiple news sources. She was 94. Former Mofford spokeswoman and longtime friend Athie Hardt said Mofford died Thursday …