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Connecticut State Information Capital: Hartford Official Name: Connecticut Organized as colony: 1636 Entered Union (rank): January 9, 1788 (5th state) Present constitution adopted: 1965 State…Paul Cuffe Biography
Paul Cuffe ship captain, merchant, and abolitionistBorn: January 17, 1759 Birthplace: Cuttyhunk, Mass. Paul Cuffe was born in colonial Massachusetts as a free Black person. Cuffe's mother was…A Bug's Life
Directors:John Lasseter and Andrew StantonWriters: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe RanftBuena Vista; G; 96 minutesRelease:11/98Voices of: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus,…bat
(Encyclopedia) bat, winged mammal of the order Chiroptera, which includes 900–1,000 species classified in about 200 genera and 17 families. Bats range in size from a wingspread of over 5 ft (150 cm)…bee
(Encyclopedia) bee, name for flying insects of the superfamily Apoidea, in the same order as the ants and the wasps. Bees are characterized by their enlarged hind feet, typically equipped with pollen…The Bounty
A 1789 mutiny which led to a modern-day colony on Pitcairn Island Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press.The Bounty was the British…Treaty of Alliance
The American Colonies and France signed this military treaty on February 6, 1778. Believing that they would benefit militarily by allying themselves with a powerful nation, the revolutionary…Mary Austin Holley Biography
Mary Austin Holleyauthor, early settlerBorn: 10/30/1784Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Mary Austin studied languages and music in New Haven before marrying Rev. Horace Holley in 1805. They had a…Africa: Rulers
Congo: Rulers Theophile Theodore Joseph Antoine Baron Wahis, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1900–12) Felix Alexandre Fuch, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1912–16) Eugene Joseph…William GIBBONS, Congress, GA (1726-1800)
GIBBONS, William, a Delegate from Georgia; born at Bear Bluff, S.C., April 8, 1726; studied law in Charleston, S.C.; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Savannah, Ga.; member of the…Trending
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