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William McKinley Biography
William McKinleyBorn: 1/29/1843Birthplace: Niles, Ohio William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, on Jan. 29, 1843. He taught school, then served in the Civil War, rising from the ranks to…William Bourke COCKRAN, Congress, NY (1854-1923)
COCKRAN William Bourke , a Representative from New York; born in County Sligo, Ireland, February 28, 1854; was educated in France and in his native country; immigrated to the United States when…The Devil's Dictionary: Whangdepootenawah
by Ambrose Bierce WEREWOLFWHEATWHANGDEPOOTENAWAH -n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. Should you ask me whence this laughter, Whence this…Other American Library Association Awards for Children's Books, 1998
(For books published in 1997) Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners.The Coretta Scott King Award: (author): Forged by Fire, Sharon Draper (Atheneum); (illustrator): In…Rhode Island
Rhode Island State Information Official Name: State of Rhode Island (Changed in 2020 from "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations")Capital: ProvidenceEntered Union (rank): May 29, 1790 (…1991 Radio & Records All-Time Charts
1991 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsACBryan AdamsArchive Photos“(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” Bryan Adams (A&M/Morgan Creek)“Coming Out of the Dark” Gloria Estefan (Epic)“Cry for…The Evolution of the Campaign Song, from the Founding Fathers to Barack Obama
Before the dawn of electronic media, politicians used songs to deliver attack ads and to woo voters by Beth Rowen Related Links Biographies of the Presidents…Bantu languages
(Encyclopedia) Bantu languages, group of African languages forming a subdivision of the Benue-Niger division of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian language family (see African languages…Women in the U.S House of Representatives 1917-1929
Name Party-State Dates served Jeannette Rankin Rep.-Mont. 1917-1919; 1941-1943…U.S. National and Open Champions: Doubles—Men
NATIONAL 1920 Bill Johnston–C. J. Griffin 1921–22 Bill Tilden–Vincent Richards…