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(Encyclopedia) National Institutes of Health (NIH), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service, with headquarters in Bethesda, Md. It was established initially in 1887 as a laboratory in the U.S.…Æthelred, king of Wessex
(Encyclopedia) ÆthelredÆthelredĕˈthəlrĕd, ăˈ– [key], d.871, king of Wessex (865–71), son of Æthelwulf and brother of Alfred. He succeeded his brother Æthelbert as king of Wessex and as overlord of…Places Where Women Made History
Some people consider the single most important place in U.S. women's history to be Seneca Falls, New York, where on July 19, 1848, the first women's rights convention was held. Seneca Falls…Aaron OGDEN, Congress, NJ (1756-1839)
Senate Years of Service: 1801-1803 Party: Federalist OGDEN Aaron , a Senator from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown), N.J., December 3, 1756; graduated from the College of New…KEAN, John, Congress, NJ (1852-1914)
Senate Years of Service: 1899-1911Party: Republican KEAN, John, (brother of Hamilton Fish Kean, great-grandson of John Kean [1756-1795], and uncle of Robert Winthrop Kean), a Representative…2015 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Awards ranging from journalism to drama to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…Zane, Ebenezer
(Encyclopedia) Zane, Ebenezer, 1747–1811, American pioneer and land speculator, b. near what is now Moorefield, W.Va. (then Virginia). With his brothers Silas and Jonathan, he went west in 1769 and…Mary of Modena
(Encyclopedia) Mary of ModenaMary of Modenamŏdˈĭnə [key], 1658–1718, queen consort of James II of England; daughter of Alfonso IV, duke of Modena. Her marriage (1673) to James, then duke of York, was…Notable Speeches and Addresses by U.S. Women, 1849–present
Susan B. Anthony On Women's Right to Vote Monroe County, N.Y., 1873 Mary McLeod Bethune What Does American Democracy Mean to Me? New York, N.Y., Nov. 23, 1939 Barbara Bush Commencement…Manhattan, borough, New York City, United States
(Encyclopedia) Manhattan, borough (1990 pop. 1,487,536), 28 sq mi (57 sq km), New York City, SE N.Y., coextensive with New York co. Manhattan is the cultural and commercial heart of the city, and its…Trending
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