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Each year the National Trust for Historic Preservation designates a dozen distinctive places for Americans to visit. According to Richard Moe, president of the…Hamilton FISH, Congress, NY (1849-1936)
FISH Hamilton , a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., April 17, 1849; attended private schools in this country and in Switzerland, and was graduated from Columbia College, New York…Robert Carlos DE LARGE, Congress, SC (1842-1874)
DE LARGE Robert Carlos , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Aiken, S.C., March 15, 1842; received such an education as was then attainable and was graduated from Wood High School;…Thomas Sanders McMILLAN, Congress, SC (1888-1939)
McMILLAN Thomas Sanders , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Ulmers, Allendale County, S.C., November 27, 1888; attended the common schools near Ulmers; graduated from Orangeburg (S.C…Spokane, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) SpokaneSpokanespōkănˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 177,196), seat of Spokane co., E Wash., at the spectacular falls of the Spokane River; inc. 1881. It is a port of entry and the commercial…taxidermy
(Encyclopedia) taxidermytaxidermytăkˈsĭdûrˌmē [key], process of skinning, preserving, and mounting vertebrate animals so that they still appear lifelike. The fur or feathers are cleaned, and the skin…Chabon, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Chabon, Michael, 1963–, American writer, b. Washington, D.C., B.A. Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1984, M.A. Univ. of California, Irvine, 1987. Chabon's novels combine intriguing plots, usually…Berkman, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Berkman, AlexanderBerkman, Alexanderbĕrkˈmän, bûrkˈmən [key], 1870–1936, anarchist, b. Vilna (then in Russian Lithuania). He immigrated to the United States c.1887. Angered by the…Nicholas LONGWORTH, Congress, OH (1869-1931)
LONGWORTH Nicholas , a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 5, 1869; attended the Franklin School in Cincinnati, and was graduated from Harvard University in 1891; spent…FISH, Hamilton, Congress, NY (1849-1936)
FISH, Hamilton, (son of Hamilton Fish [1808-1893], father of Hamilton Fish [1888-1991], and grandfather of Hamilton Fish, Jr. [1926-1996]), a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y.,…Trending
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