On Nov. 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress. Also on this date: In 1917, Russia’s ...
POTTSVILLE — A move is afoot to have a historical marker erected in honor of a Pottsville man who was among the first volunteers to serve in the Civil War. Attorney J. Robert “Jay” Zane, president of ...