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Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
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Alben W. Barkley
Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953
Alben William Barkley was the 35th vice president of the United States serving from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. representative. Serving in both houses of Congress, he was a liberal Democrat,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Virginia
U.S. state
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach. Its most…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)