The Albert J. Beveridge Award was established in 1928 in memory of United States Senator Beveridge of Indiana, former secretary and longtime member of the American Historical Association (AHA), through a gift from his wife, Catherine Beveridge and donations from AHA members from his home state. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Albert Jeremiah Beveridge ( October 6 1862, Highland County Ohio &ndash April 27 1927, Indianapolis Indiana) was The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The American Historical Association ( AHA) is the oldest and largest society of Historians and Teachers of History in the United States It is awarded annually for the best English-language book on American history (United States, Canada, or Latin America) from 1492 to the present. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page