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Speakers of the House of Representatives

Dates served Congress Name and state1789–1791 1 Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (Pa.)1791–1793 2 Jonathan Trumbull (Conn.)1793–1795 3 Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (Pa.)1795–1799 4–5 Jonathan Dayton…

Presidential Oaths of Office: Dates and Locations

Assuming the office Each presidential term begins with an inaugural ceremony in which the president swears an oath of duty as prescribed in the Constitution. Every president in the last 80 years…

Vice Presidents

Find information about U.S. vice presidents, from John Adams in 1789 to Joseph Biden in 2009.   Name and (party)1 Term State of birth Birth and death dates President served under 1. John Adams (F)…

Pasternak, Joseph

film producerBirthplace: Szilagy-Somlyo, HungaryBorn: 1901Died: 1991

Brewer's: Joseph

(A). One not to be seduced from his continency by the severest temptation. The reference is to Joseph in Potiphar's house. (Gen. xxxix.) (See Bellerophon.) A joseph. A great coat, so…

Stanford, Leland

(Encyclopedia) Stanford, Leland, 1824–93, American railroad builder, politician, and philanthropist, b. Watervliet, N.Y. After practicing law in Wisconsin, he went (1852) to California, where he…