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Lane, James Henry
(Encyclopedia) Lane, James Henry, 1814–66, American politician, called the “liberator of Kansas.” He was probably born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he practiced law. Lane commanded an Indiana…Herndon, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Herndon, William Henry, 1818–91, friend, law partner, and biographer of Abraham Lincoln, b. Greensburg, Ky. In 1844 he became the junior member of the Springfield, Ill., law firm of…Hughes, John Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, John Joseph, 1797–1864, American Roman Catholic churchman, b. Co. Tyrone, Ireland. He joined his family in the United States in 1817 and on graduating from Mt. St. Mary's…Everett, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Everett, EdwardEverett, Edwardĕvˈrĭt, ĕvˈərĭt [key], 1794–1865, American orator and statesman, b. Dorchester, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1811; M.A., 1814). In 1814 he became a…tensor
(Encyclopedia) tensor, in mathematics, quantity that depends linearly on several vector variables and that varies covariantly with respect to some variables and contravariantly with respect to others…Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah
(Encyclopedia) Beveridge, Albert JeremiahBeveridge, Albert Jeremiahbĕvˈərĭj [key], 1862–1927, U.S. Senator from Indiana (1899–1911) and historian, b. Highland co., Ohio. He was admitted to the bar (…Hay, John Milton
(Encyclopedia) Hay, John Milton, 1838–1905, American author and statesman who was an important political figure from the mid-19th cent. into the early 20th cent.; b. Salem, Ind., grad. Brown. He…kabbalah
(Encyclopedia) kabbalah or cabalacabalaboth: kăbˈələ [key] [Heb.,=reception], esoteric system of interpretation of the Scriptures based upon a tradition claimed to have been handed down orally from…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Abraham Lincoln Second Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1865 Fellow-Countrymen: AT this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address
James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln First Inaugural Address Monday, March 4, 1861 Fellow-Citizens of the United States: IN compliance with a custom as old as the…Trending
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