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Báez, Buenaventura
(Encyclopedia) Báez, BuenaventuraBáez, Buenaventurabwāˌnävānt&oomacr;ˈrä bäˈās [key], c.1810–1884, president of the Dominican Republic (1849–53; 1856–58; 1865–66; 1868–73). Like his rival,…Charles River Bridge Case
(Encyclopedia) Charles River Bridge Case, decided in 1837 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Charles River Bridge Company had been granted (1785) a charter by the state of Massachusetts to operate a toll…Eisenman, Nicole
(Encyclopedia) Eisenman, Nicole, 1965–, American artist, b. Verdun, France (where her father was stationed), M.F.A, Rhode Island School of Design, 1987. Eisenman became widely known after her work…William II, king of the Netherlands
(Encyclopedia) William II, 1792–1849, king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1840–49), son and successor of William I. He served with Wellington in the Peninsular War, was wounded at…Wise, Henry Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Wise, Henry Alexander, 1806–76, American political leader and Confederate general in the Civil War, b. Accomac, Va. A lawyer, he was successively a Jackson Democrat, a Whig, and a…Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818–93, American politician and Union general in the Civil War
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818–93, American politician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Deerfield, N.H. He moved to Lowell, Mass., as a youth and later practiced law there and…William Shakespeare: I grant thou wert not married to my Muse
I grant thou wert not married to my MuseI grant thou wert not married to my Muse, And therefore mayst without attaint o'erlook The dedicated words which writers use Of their fair subject,…Grant Earl MOUSER, Jr., Congress, OH (1895-1943)
MOUSER Grant Earl, Jr. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, February 20, 1895; attended the public schools and Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware in 1913 and 1914…James Grant O'HARA, Congress, MI (1925-1989)
O'HARA James Grant , a Representative from Michigan; born in Washington, D.C., November 8, 1925; moved with his parents to Michigan, in 1939; graduated from University of Detroit High School in…O’HARA, James Grant, Congress, MI (1925-1989)
O’HARA, James Grant, a Representative from Michigan; born in Washington, D.C., November 8, 1925; moved with his parents to Michigan, in 1939; graduated from University of Detroit High School in…Trending
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