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(Encyclopedia) Biloxi Biloxi bĭlŭkˈsē [key], city (2020 pop. 49,449), Harrison co., SE Miss., on a peninsula…Benjamin Harrison Biography
Benjamin HarrisonBorn: 8/20/1833Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio Benjamin Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, on Aug. 20, 1833, the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth president. A…Ireland, John, American Roman Catholic prelate
(Encyclopedia) Ireland, JohnIreland, Johnīrˈlənd [key], 1838–1918, American Roman Catholic prelate, first archbishop of St. Paul, Minn. (1888–1918), b. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. He emigrated to St. Paul…Zuñi
(Encyclopedia) ZuñiZuñiz&oomacr;ˈnyē, z&oomacr;ˈnē [key], pueblo (1990 pop. 7,405), McKinley co., W N.Mex., in the Zuñi Reservation; built c.1695. Its inhabitants are Pueblo of the Zuñian…Spanish-American War
(Encyclopedia) Spanish-American War, 1898, brief conflict between Spain and the United States arising out of Spanish policies in Cuba. It was, to a large degree, brought about by the efforts of U.S.…Harrison, Benjamin, President of the United States
(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Benjamin, 1833–1901, 23d President of the United States (1889–93), b. North Bend, Ohio, grad. Miami Univ. (Ohio), 1852; grandson of William Henry Harrison. After reading law…Niles
(Encyclopedia) Niles. 1 Village (1990 pop. 28,284), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb adjacent to Chicago, on the Chicago River; settled 1832, inc. 1899. The village has a replica (half size)…Sara Teasdale: Redbirds
RedbirdsRedbirds, redbirds, Long and long ago, What a honey-call you had In hills I used to know;Redbud, buckberry, Wild plum-tree And proud river sweeping Southward to the sea,Brown and…Undset, Sigrid
(Encyclopedia) Undset, SigridUndset, Sigridsĭˈgrĭd &oobreve;nˈsĕt [key], 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist. Poverty forced Undset to do secretarial work for a time (1898–1908). Her early novels of…Cabinet Members Under Cleveland (Second Term)
Secretary of State Walter Q. Gresham, 1893Richard Olney, 1895Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carlisle, 1893Secretary of War Daniel S. Lamont, 1893Attorney General Richard Olney, 1893Judson…Trending
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