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Daniel A. WEBSTER, Congress, FL (1949)
WEBSTER Daniel A. , a Representative from Florida; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, on April 27, 1949; graduated from Maynard Evans High School, Orlando, Fla., 1967; B.E.E.,…Daniel WEBSTER, Congress, NH (1782-1852)
Senate Years of Service: 1827-41; 1845-1850 Party: Adams; Anti-Jacksonian; Whig WEBSTER Daniel , a Representative from New Hampshire and a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in…Cumberland Gap
(Encyclopedia) Cumberland Gap, natural passage through the Cumberland Mts., near the point where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet. The gap was formed by the erosive action of a stream that once…Gordon setter
(Encyclopedia) Gordon setter, breed of large sporting dog developed over centuries in Scotland and brought to prominence there by the fourth duke of Gordon in the early 1800s. It stands from 23 to 27…Gist, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Gist, ChristopherGist, Christophergĭst [key], c.1706–1759, American frontiersman, b. Maryland. Commissioned by the Ohio Company to explore their western lands. In 1750 he descended the…MF DOOM
(Encyclopedia) MF DOOM, 1971-2020, African-American rap artist, b. London, England, as Daniel Dumile. Although born in London, Dumile was raised on…Laughlin, Robert Betts
(Encyclopedia) Laughlin, Robert Betts, 1950–, American physicist, b. Visalia, Calif., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979. Laughlin was a researcher at Lawrence Livermore National…Washington, Martha
(Encyclopedia) Washington, Martha, 1731–1802, wife of George Washington, b. New Kent co., Va. The daughter of John Dandridge and Frances Jones Dandridge, she first married (1749) Daniel Parke Custis…World's Columbian Exposition
(Encyclopedia) World's Columbian Exposition, held at Chicago, May–Nov., 1893, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Authorized (1890) by…Henderson, Richard, American colonizer in Kentucky
(Encyclopedia) Henderson, Richard, 1735–85, American colonizer in Kentucky, b. Hanover co., Va. An associate justice of the North Carolina superior court (1769–73), Henderson was long interested in…Trending
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