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(Encyclopedia) jingoismjingoismjĭngˈgōĭzəm [key], advocacy of a policy of aggressive nationalism. The term was first used in connection with certain British politicians who sought to bring England…Richier, Germaine
(Encyclopedia) Richier, GermaineRichier, Germainerēshyāˈ [key], 1904–59, French sculptor. She studied with Bourdelle (1925–29) and after 1940 developed a tortured awareness expressed in powerful,…Flecker, James Elroy
(Encyclopedia) Flecker, James Elroy, 1884–1915, English poet and playwright. From 1910–13 he served in the diplomatic corps. A preoccupation with the exotic is revealed in his verse, particularly in…Ellis and Angel Islands | Civics: Links to History
Links to History: Ellis & Angel Islands 1890 1892 Ellis Island opens as an immigration station in New York harbor. 1900 source: The Granger Collection1907 In a single day, 11,…Samuel Ellis COOK, Congress, IN (1860-1946)
COOK Samuel Ellis , a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm in Huntington County, Ind., September 30, 1860; attended the common schools in Whitley County and the normal schools at Columbia…Caleb ELLIS, Congress, NH (1767-1816)
ELLIS Caleb , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Walpole, Mass., April 16, 1767; was graduated from Harvard University in 1793; studied law and was admitted to the bar; moved to…Chesselden ELLIS, Congress, NY (1808-1854)
ELLIS Chesselden , a Representative from New York; born in New Windsor, Vt., in 1808; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1823; studied law…Powhatan ELLIS, Congress, MS (1790-1863)
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1826; 1827-1832 Party: Jacksonian; Jacksonian ELLIS Powhatan , a Senator from Mississippi; born at 'Red Hill,' Amherst County, Va., January 17, 1790; graduated…William Russell ELLIS, Congress, OR (1850-1915)
ELLIS William Russell , a Representative from Oregon; born near Waveland, Montgomery County, Ind., April 23, 1850; moved with his parents to Guthrie County, Iowa, in 1855; attended the district…Virginia Ellis JENCKES, Congress, IN (1877-1975)
JENCKES Virginia Ellis , a Representative from Indiana; born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., November 6, 1877; attended the public and high schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits in 1912;…Trending
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