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Zodiac Signs of the Presidents

The Question: What zodiac sign have the most presidents been born under? The Answer: It is a tie. There have been five Scorpio (Oct.…

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Director: Kevin ReynoldsWriter: Scott YagemannDirector of Photography:Ericson CoreEditor:Stephen SemelMusic:Chris DouridasProduction Designer:Stephen StorerProducer:Stephen McEveetyWarner…

Frederick III, Holy Roman emperor and German king

(Encyclopedia) Frederick III, 1415–93, Holy Roman emperor (1452–93) and German king (1440–93). With his brother Albert VI he inherited the duchies of Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola. He became head…

Cabinet Members Under Arthur

Secretary of State James G. Blaine (Cont.)F. T. Frelinghuysen, 1881Secretary of the Treasury William Windom (Cont.)Charles J. Folger, 1881Walter Q. Gresham, 1884Hugh McCulloch, 1884Secretary…

Chester Alan ARTHUR, Congress, (1829-1886)

ARTHUR, Chester Alan, a Vice President and 21st President of the United States; born in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vt., October 5, 1829; attended the public schools and graduated from Union…

Samuel Jordan KIRKWOOD, Congress, IA (1813-1894)

Senate Years of Service: 1866-1867; 1877-1881 Party: Republican; Republican KIRKWOOD Samuel Jordan , a Senator from Iowa; born in Harford County, Md., December 20, 1813; attended country schools…

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Rutherford Birchard HayesBorn: 10/4/1822Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 1822. A graduate of Kenyon College and the Harvard Law…

Lille

(Encyclopedia) LilleLillelēl [key], city (1990 pop. 178,301), capital of Nord dept., N France, near the Belgian border. With its central position in NW Europe, Lille became a great commercial,…

Alsop, Marin

(Encyclopedia) Alsop, MarinAlsop, Marinôlˈsəp [key], 1956–, American conductor, b. New York City. The daughter of professional musicians, she began playing the piano at two and the violin at five.…