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(Encyclopedia) Fort Monroe, SE Va., commanding the entrance to Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads; named for President James Monroe. The fortress (80 acres/32 hectares) was built (1819–34) by the U.S.…Gadsden, James
(Encyclopedia) Gadsden, JamesGadsden, Jamesgădzˈdən [key], 1788–1858, American railroad promoter and diplomat, b. Charleston, S.C.; grandson of Christopher Gadsden. He served in the War of 1812,…Francis, Dick
(Encyclopedia) Francis, Dick (Richard Stanley Francis), 1920–2010, English novelist. He was a champion steeplechase jockey (1946–57) and a racing writer for a London newspaper (1957–73). Francis…Wilson, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Alexander, 1766–1813, American ornithologist, b. Scotland. He came to the United States c.1794, taught in rural New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and became a citizen in 1804.…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Dainty Davie
by Robert Burns Come, Let Me Take Thee To My BreastRobert Bruce's March To BannockburnDainty Davie Now rosy May comes in wi' flowers, To deck her gay, green-spreading bowers…Fannie Stearns Davis: The Ancient Beautiful Things
The Ancient Beautiful ThingsFannie Stearns DavisI am all alone in the room. The evening stretches before me Like a road all delicate gloom Till it reaches the midnight's gate. And I hear his…Mary Carolyn Davies: The Day before April
The Day before AprilMary Carolyn DaviesThe day before April Alone, alone, I walked in the woods And I sat on a stone.I sat on a broad stone And sang to the birds. The tune was God's making…Gavyn Davies and Greg Dyke, 2004 News
BBC executives, resigned in January, after British judge Lord Hutton concluded that British prime minister Tony Blair had not intentionally “sexed-up” the intelligence dossier about Iraq's…Jefferson Davis County, MS Census Data
Mississippi Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi People QuickFactsJefferson Davis CountyMississippiPopulation, 2005 estimate 13,1582,921,088Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1,…Jeff Davis County, TX Census Data
Texas Jeff Davis County, Texas People QuickFactsJeff Davis CountyTexasPopulation, 2005 estimate 2,30622,859,968Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 4.5%9.6%Population,…Trending
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