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Charles Brooks SMITH, Congress, WV (1844-1899)
SMITH Charles Brooks , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Elizabeth, Wirt County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 24, 1844; attended a private school at Parkersburg; enlisted on March…Alexander Brooks MONTGOMERY, Congress, KY (1837-1910)
MONTGOMERY Alexander Brooks , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Tip Top, Hardin County, Ky., December 11, 1837; attended the common and private schools; was graduated from Georgetown (Ky…heraldry
(Encyclopedia) heraldry, system in which inherited symbols, or devices, called charges are displayed on a shield, or escutcheon, for the purpose of identifying individuals or families. In the Middle…Morley, John, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
(Encyclopedia) Morley, John, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, 1838–1923, English statesman and man of letters. Educated at Oxford, he made his reputation as a journalist in London and served (1867–…Indian Affairs, Bureau of
(Encyclopedia) Indian Affairs, Bureau of, created (1824) in the U.S. War Dept. and transferred (1849) to the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. The War Dept. managed Native American affairs after 1789, but…Poems by Emily Dickinson: IX ("Have you got a brook")
by Emily Dickinson Proof Transplanted Poem IX: Have you got a brook in your little heart Have you got a brook in your little heart, Where bashful flowers blow, And blushing birds go down to…Gerald Brooks Hunt SOLOMON, Congress, NY (1930-2001)
SOLOMON Gerald Brooks Hunt , a Representative from New York; born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Fla., August 14, 1930; attended the public schools in Delmar, N.Y.; attended Siena College,…NHL Additional Awards, 2001-2002
Voting for the Hart, Calder, Norris, Lady Byng, Selke, and Masterton Trophies is conducted after the regular season by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The Vezina Trophy is selected by…Designer of the Dime
The Question: Is it true that an African-American women by the name of Selma Burke designed the dime? The Answer: Unfortunately, the answer isn…Hogarth, William
(Encyclopedia) Hogarth, William, 1697–1764, English painter, satirist, engraver, and art theorist, b. London. At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to a silver-plate engraver. He soon made engravings…Trending
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