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James NORTON, Congress, SC (1843-1920)
NORTON James , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Mullins, Marion County, S.C., October 8, 1843; pursued an academic course; left school in 1861 to enter the Confederate Army;…My Lai incident
(Encyclopedia) My Lai incidentMy Lai incidentmē lī [key], a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. On Mar. 16, 1968, a unit of the U.S. army's Americal division, led by…Ungaretti, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Ungaretti, GiuseppeUngaretti, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā &oomacr;ngärĕtˈtē [key], 1888–1970, Italian poet, critic, and translator, b. Alexandria, Egypt. Ungaretti spent his youth…James Mountain INHOFE, Congress, OK (1934)
Senate Years of Service: 1994- Party: Republican INHOFE James Mountain , a Senator and a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Des Moines, Iowa, November 17, 1934; attended public schools in Tulsa…Demuth, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Demuth, CharlesDemuth, Charlesdāˈm&oomacr;th [key], 1883–1935, American watercolor painter, b. Lancaster, Pa. At the age of 20 he began his art study under William Chase at the…Utah War
(Encyclopedia) Utah War, in U.S. history, conflict between Mormons and the U.S. government. In the spring of 1857, President James Buchanan appointed a non-Mormon, Alfred Cumming, as governor of the…bestiary
(Encyclopedia) bestiarybestiarybĕsˈchēĕrˌē [key], a type of medieval book that was widely popular, particularly from the 12th to 14th cent. The bestiary presumed to describe the animals of the world…James Lane BUCKLEY, Congress, NY (1923)
Senate Years of Service: 1971-1977 Party: Conservative BUCKLEY James Lane , a Senator from New York; born in New York City, March 9, 1923; received secondary education at the Millbrook School,…ELLIOTT, James, Congress, MA (1775-1839)
ELLIOTT, James, a Representative from Vermont; born in Gloucester, Mass., August 18, 1775; during his early years worked on a farm and clerked in a store; moved to Guilford, Vt., in 1790; served…James SEMPLE, Congress, IL (1798-1866)
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1847 Party: Democrat SEMPLE James , a Senator from Illinois; born in Green County, Ky., January 5, 1798; moved with his parents to Clinton County; received…Trending
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