The Downfall Dictionary

From Kentucky Politicians by John J. McAfee James William Tate was born in 1831 in Franklin County, Kentucky. After working as a post offic...

Photo from bioguide.congress.gov Born in New Jersey in 1895, John Parnell Thomas served overseas with the United States Army both during and...

Eugene Edward Schmitz and Abe Ruef. Photos from sfsheriff.com Born in 1864, Eugene Edward Schmitz found himself in California when his pare...

Jack Ryan and ex-wife Jeri Ryan. Photo from cbsnews.com Given the recent scandal involving Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, it seems li...

Photo from bioguide.congress.gov Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., was born in 1908 in Connecticut, the son of the pastor at the Abyssinian Baptist ...

Photo from nndb.com John Burley Swainson was born in Canada in 1925 and came to Michigan with his family when he was two years old. He fough...

Wilbur Mills and Fanne Fox. Photo from usnews.com Wilbur Daigh Mills was born in 1909, and 30 years later he began serving as a Democratic c...

Photo from nebraskahistory.org David Christy Butler was born in 1829 and had a background in agriculture and livestock. He grew up in Indian...

The idea for this blog arose out of a conversation my father and I had this summer while I was home on vacation. I can't remember if the...