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Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert
(Encyclopedia) Ewell, Benjamin StoddertEwell, Benjamin Stodderty&oomacr;ˈəl [key], 1810–94, American educator, b. Georgetown, D.C., grad. West Point, 1832; brother of Gen. R. S. Ewell. He taught…Cork, county, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Cork, county, 2,881 sq mi (7,462 sq km), SW Republic of Ireland. Cork is the county seat. Largest of the Irish counties, it has a rocky…Washington, Martha
(Encyclopedia) Washington, Martha, 1731–1802, wife of George Washington, b. New Kent co., Va. The daughter of John Dandridge and Frances Jones Dandridge, she first married (1749) Daniel Parke Custis…Catt, Carrie Chapman
(Encyclopedia) Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859–1947, American suffragist and peace advocate, b. Carrie Lane, Ripon, Wis., grad. Iowa State College (now Iowa State Univ.), 1880. She was superintendent of…Peninsular campaign
(Encyclopedia) Peninsular campaign, in the American Civil War, the unsuccessful Union attempt (Apr.–July, 1862) to capture Richmond, Va., by way of the peninsula between the York and James rivers…The True George Washington: Enemies: Charles Lee
Charles LeeUndoubtedly the most serious army antagonist was General Charles Lee, and, but for what seem almost fatalistic chances, he would have been a dangerous rival. He was second in…Capt. Chester Chet Lee 2000 Deaths
Capt. Chester “Chet” LeeAge: 80 U.S. Navy captain and NASA mission director who supervised six Apollo launches, including the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, during which an oxygen tank exploded…Muna Lee: Behind the House is the Millet Plot
Behind the House is the Millet PlotMuna LeeBehind the house is the millet plot, And past the millet, the stile; And then a hill where melilot Grows with wild camomile.There was a youth who…Edgar Lee Masters: Spoon River Anthology
Spoon River AnthologyEdgar Lee MastersWashington McNeelyRich, honored by my fellow citizens, The father of many children, born of a noble mother, All raised there In the great mansion-house,…Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, 2004 News
chairman and vice chairman of the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, who in July released a 500+ page report on the tragedy. It called for an overhaul of the…Trending
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