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Fredericksburg, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Fredericksburg, battle of, in the Civil War, fought Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va. In Nov., 1862, the Union general Ambrose Burnside moved his three “grand divisions” under W. B…1983 National Book Awards
Autobiography/BiographyHardcoverIsak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller, Judith ThurmanPaperbackNathaniel Hawthorne in His Time, James R. MellowChildren's FictionHardcoverHomesick: My Own…2005 George Polk Awards
The George Polk Awards in Journalism, administered by Long Island University, honors excellence in print and broadcast journalism. The award was esablished in 1949 and named for CBS correspondent…Entertainment News from June 1998
1It's a boffo season for Broadway, with record-setting box office and attendance figures for the 1997–1998 season. Mega-hits such as Ragtime and The Lion King propel ticket sales to $557.26…Mills, Clark
(Encyclopedia) Mills, Clark, 1810–83, American sculptor, b. Onondaga co., N.Y. Self-taught in art, he designed and in 1852 cast in an experimental foundry the statue of General Jackson for Lafayette…Gass, Patrick
(Encyclopedia) Gass, Patrick, 1771–1870, American explorer, member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, b. Perry co., Pa. His journal of the trip across the continent first appeared in 1807 and was…signing statement
(Encyclopedia) signing statement, written comment issued by the executive of a government when signing a bill into law. In the United States, such statements have traditionally been comparatively…William P. BOLTON, Congress, MD (1885-1964)
BOLTON William P. , a Representative from Maryland; born near Whiteford, Harford County, Md., July 2, 1885; attended the public schools and St. Francis Parochial School in Baltimore County, Md…David P. BREWSTER, Congress, NY (1801-1876)
BREWSTER David P. , a Representative from New York; born in Cairo, Greene County, N.Y., June 15, 1801; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1823…Charles P. CLEVER, Congress, NM (1830-1874)
CLEVER Charles P. , a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born in Cologne, Prussia, February 23, 1830; attended the gymnasium of Cologne and the University of Bonn; immigrated to the…Trending
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