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Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Emory University
(Encyclopedia) Emory UniversityEmory Universityĕmˈərē [key], near Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; United Methodist; chartered as Emory College 1836, opened 1837 at Oxford. It became Emory Univ. in 1915…Darjeeling
(Encyclopedia) Darjeeling or Darjiling Darjeeling both: därjēlˈĭng [key], town, West…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 11, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 10, 1805June 12, 1805June 11, 1805 Tuesday June 11th 1805 This morning I felt much better, but somewhat weakened by my disorder. at 8 A.M.…Elizabethton
(Encyclopedia) Elizabethton, city (2020 pop. 14,546), seat of Carter co., NE Tenn., on the Watauga River; inc. 1799. It is an industrial center where…Hufstedler, Shirley Mount
(Encyclopedia) Hufstedler, Shirley Mount, 1925–2016, American jurist and U.S. secretary of education (1980–81), b. Denver, as Shirley Ann Mount, grad. Univ. of New Mexico (B.B.A. 1945) and Stanford…check
(Encyclopedia) check or cheque, bill of exchange (see draft) drawn upon a bank or trust company or broker connected with a clearinghouse (see clearing). Upon presentation of a check, the bank or…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 10, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 9, 1805June 11, 1805June 10, 1805 Monday June 10th 1805. The day being fair and fine we dryed all our baggage and merchandize. Shields…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 9, 1805
Day 707 Day 709 Lewis, June 9, 1805 Sunday June 9th 1805. We determined to deposite at this place the large red perogue all the heavy baggage which we could possibly do without and some…Chesapeake, ship
(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, famous for her role in the Chesapeake affair (June 22, 1807) and for her battle with the H.M.S. Shannon (June 1, 1813). The Chesapeake left Norfolk, Va., for…