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George Mason
Biography of the American political leader In 1776, George Mason wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights, which served as the model for the U.S Bill of Rights. George Mason, 1725–92…The Monitor and Merrimack
Two American warships that marked a revolution in naval warfare Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press. The Monitor and Merrimack…The Maine
The battleship that helped to precipitate the Spanish-American War Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press. The Maine (Source/…2008 Year in Review - People in the News
Top events for the nation and the world People in the News 2008 People in the News Gordon Brown • Fidel Castro • Hugo Chavez • Hillary Clinton • Radovan Karadzic…National Magazine Awards
2007 National Magazine Awards 2006 National Magazine…1999 Nobel Prize Winners
Peace: Doctors Without Borders, a French-based global organization. Since 1971 it has provided emergency medical assistance to populations plagued by violence and brutality in more than 80…Frederic René COUDERT, Jr., Congress, NY (1898-1972)
COUDERT Frederic René, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 7, 1898; attended Browning and Morristown Schools in New York City; was graduated from Columbia University…Clifford Philip CASE, Congress, NJ (1904-1982)
Senate Years of Service: 1955-1979 Party: Republican CASE Clifford Philip , a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Franklin Park, Somerset County, N.J., April 16, 1904; attended…Benjamin Gratz BROWN, Congress, MO (1826-1885)
Senate Years of Service: 1863-1865; 1865-1867 Party: Unconditional Unionist; Republican BROWN Benjamin Gratz , a Senator from Missouri; born in Lexington, Ky., May 28, 1826; completed…Aedanus BURKE, Congress, SC (1743-1802)
BURKE Aedanus , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Galway, Ireland, June 16, 1743; attended the theological college at St. Omer, France; visited the West Indies; immigrated to the…Trending
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