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The first member of Congress to be killed or wounded in office was Henry Wharton Conway who was killed in a duel in 1827. The most recent death occurred in 1983 when Korean Air Lines Flight 007, carrying Larry McDonald, was shot down over the Pacific Ocean. The most recent member of Congress to be injured was Angie Craig who was assaulted in 2023.
Greene was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 11, 1959, to Eva May Shediak (May 22, 1928 – February 15, 2013) and Harold F. Greene (born 1930). [3] [12] He grew up in Schenectady, New York [13] graduated from Guilderland High School in 1977, [14] and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a bachelor's degree in materials engineering in 1980. [15]
Resigned to become New York City Comptroller. Frank T. Fitzgerald: Democratic 6th: March 4, 1889 – November 4, 1889 Resigned when elected register of New York County. John J. Fitzgerald: Democratic 2nd: March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 Brooklyn Resigned. 7th: March 4, 1903 – December 31, 1917 John Fitzgibbons: Democratic At-large: March 4 ...
The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony took place just one day before America marks the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 in New York City, northern ...
In April, Willy Cancel, 22, who was working with a private military contractor, was killed in Ukraine, in what is believed to be the first death of a U.S. citizen fighting in the conflict. He was ...
New York (20th district) September 17, 1972 50 Throat cancer [131] New York City, New York: U.S. Bella Abzug: January 3, 1961 June 28, 1922 Albion, New York: 92nd (1971–1973) Nick Begich Democratic Alaska (at-large district) October 16, 1972 40 Presumably killed in plane crash: Alaska: U.S. Don Young: January 3, 1971 April 6, 1932 Eveleth ...
The bill was immediately passed in the House with support from all New York delegation members. With the support of both New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, the bill passed the Senate. On March 14, 2006, President Bush signed the bill. [23] He also met with Dunham's family, who gave him a copy of The Gift of Valor. [24]
Kent was the first female combat death in Syria since combat operations began against ISIS in Syria, and the first female U.S. service member killed by enemy fire in more than three years. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] The 2019 Manbij bombing killed a total of 19 people, including Kent, a Special Forces soldier, two U.S. civilian contractors, allied coalition ...