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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 7, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 6, 1804August 8, 1804August 7, 1804 August 7th Tuesday last night about 8 oClock a Storm of wind from the N. W. which lasted 3/4 of an…

GUNN, James, Congress, GA (1753-1801)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1801 Party: Anti-Administration; Federalist GUNN, James, a Delegate and a Senator from Georgia; born in Virginia, March 13, 1753; attended the common schools;…

2005 Deaths: M - Q

Peter MalkinAchille MaramottiRobert MatsuiVirginia MayoErnst MayrEugene McCarthyNick McDonaldIsmail MerchantDale MessickGeorge MikanArthur MillerSir John MillsRobert MoogPat MoritaPhilip…

Pulitzer Prizes: Special Local Reporting

1964James V. Magee, Albert V. Gaudiosi, and Frederick A. Meyer (Philadelphia Bulletin)1965Gene Goltz (Houston Post)1966John A. Frasca (Tampa Tribune)1967Gene Miller (Miami Herald)1968J.…

Cagliostro, Alessandro, Conte di

(Encyclopedia) Cagliostro, Alessandro, Conte diCagliostro, Alessandro, Conte diälĕs-sänˈdrō kōnˈtā dē kälyōˈstrō [key], 1743–95, Italian adventurer, magician, and alchemist, whose real name was…

Joel Roberts POINSETT, Congress, SC (1779-1851)

POINSETT Joel Roberts , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 2, 1779; spent his early childhood in England; returned to America in 1788; attended private school at…

James JACKSON, Congress, GA (1757-1806)

Senate Years of Service: 1793-1795; 1801-1806 Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican JACKSON James , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Moreton-Hampstead, Devonshire,…

2001 Nobel Prize Winners

Peace: United Nations and Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the UN, were cited “for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world.” Literature: Sir V. S. Naipaul (UK) “for having…