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Tenure of Office Act

(Encyclopedia) Tenure of Office Act, in U.S. history, measure passed on Mar. 2, 1867, by Congress over the veto of President Andrew Johnson; it forbade the President to remove any federal…

Donen, Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Donen, Stanley, 1924–2019, American film director, choreographer, and producer, b. Columbia, S.C. He is best known for directing some of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's finest musicals. In 1940…

Oklahoma State University

(Encyclopedia) Oklahoma State University, at Stillwater; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened 1891 as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1957. It…

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

(Encyclopedia) Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, at Tallahassee; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1887; predominantly African American. It has…

McPherson, James Birdseye

(Encyclopedia) McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828–64, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Sandusky co., Ohio. After teaching (1853–54) at West Point, he worked on various engineering projects.…

Walt Whitman: Death of General Grant

Death of General GrantAs one by one withdraw the lofty actors, From that great play on history's stage eterne, That lurid, partial act of war and peace—of old and new contending, Fought out…

M. Donald Grant 1998 Deaths

M. Donald GrantAge: 94 former chairman of the board of the NY Mets from their inception in 1962 to 1978 when he was voted out by the team's eight-man board; won two pennants and one World…

Grant County, ND Census Data

North dakota Grant County, North Dakota People QuickFactsGrant CountyNorth DakotaPopulation, 2005 estimate 2,615636,677Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -8.0%-0.9%…

Grant County, OK Census Data

Oklahoma Grant County, Oklahoma People QuickFactsGrant CountyOklahomaPopulation, 2005 estimate 4,7793,547,884Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -7.1%2.8%Population, 2000…

Grant County, NM Census Data

New mexico Grant County, New Mexico People QuickFactsGrant CountyNew MexicoPopulation, 2005 estimate 29,7471,928,384Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -4.0%6.0%…