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The Song of Hiawatha: The Peace-Pipe
The Four Winds The Peace-Pipe On the Mountains of the Prairie, On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry, Gitche Manito, the mighty, He the Master of Life, descending, On the red crags of…Lawrence Beaumont STRINGER, Congress, IL (1866-1942)
STRINGER Lawrence Beaumont , a Representative from Illinois; born near Atlantic City, N.J., February 24, 1866; moved with his parents to Lincoln, Ill., in 1876; attended the public schools; was…Andrew Johnson Biography
Andrew JohnsonBorn: 12/29/1808Birthplace: Raleigh, N.C. Andrew Johnson was born at Raleigh, N.C., on Dec. 29, 1808. Self-educated, he became a tailor in Greeneville, Tenn., but soon went into…Dawes, Charles Gates
(Encyclopedia) Dawes, Charles GatesDawes, Charles Gatesdôz [key], 1865–1951, American statesman and banker, b. Marietta, Ohio. Admitted (1886) to the bar, Dawes practiced law in Lincoln, Nebr., until…Dance Theatre of Harlem
(Encyclopedia) Dance Theatre of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company. The group was founded in Harlem, New York City, by Arthur Mitchell, then of the New York City Ballet, the first…Beaufort, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, HenryBeaufort, Henrybōˈfərt [key], 1377?–1447, English prelate and statesman. The son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, and his mistress (later wife) Catherine Swynford,…Vallandigham, Clement Laird
(Encyclopedia) Vallandigham, Clement LairdVallandigham, Clement Lairdvəlănˈdĭghămˌ, –gămˌ [key], 1820–71, American political leader, leader of the Copperheads in the Civil War, b. New Lisbon (now…Van Doren, Mark
(Encyclopedia) Van Doren, Mark 1894–1973, American poet and critic, b. Hope, Vermilion co., Ill., Ph.D. Columbia, 1920; brother of Carl Van Doren. He taught English at Columbia (1920–59), where he…Zeffirelli, Franco
(Encyclopedia) Zeffirelli, FrancoZeffirelli, Francofrängˈkō zāf-fērĕlˈlē [key], 1923–2019, Italian opera, stage, and film director and designer, b. Florence as Gianfranco Corsi Zeffirelli. Zeffirelli…Thanksgiving Day
(Encyclopedia) Thanksgiving Day, national holiday in the United States commemorating the Pilgrims' celebration of the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony in 1621, after a winter of great starvation…Trending
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