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State of the Union Address: Andrew Johnson (December 4, 1865)
Andrew Johnson (December 4, 1865) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: To express gratitude to God in the name of the people for the preservation of the United States is my…State of the Union Address: Andrew Johnson (December 3, 1866)
Andrew Johnson (December 3, 1866) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: After a brief interval the Congress of the United States resumes its annual legislative labors. An all-…State of the Union Address: Andrew Johnson (December 3, 1867)
Andrew Johnson (December 3, 1867) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: The continued disorganization of the Union, to which the President has so often called the attention of…Fielding, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Fielding, Henry, 1707–54, English novelist and dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he was educated at Eton and studied law at Leiden. Settling in London in 1729, he began…Knox, John
(Encyclopedia) Knox, John, 1514?–1572, Scottish religious reformer, founder of Scottish Presbyterianism. In 1557 the Scottish Protestant nobles signed their First Covenant, banding together to…liquefaction
(Encyclopedia) liquefaction, change of a substance from the solid or the gaseous state to the liquid state. Since the different states of matter correspond to different amounts of energy of the…Gates, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Gates, Bill (William Henry Gates 3d), 1955–, American business executive, b. Seattle, Wash. At the age of 19, Gates founded (1975) the…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Andrew Jackson: First Inaugural Address
John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson First Inaugural Address Wednesday, March 4, 1829 Fellow-Citizens: ABOUT to undertake the arduous duties that I have been appointed to…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Andrew Jackson: Second Inaugural Address
Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren Andrew Jackson Second Inaugural Address Monday, March 4, 1833 Fellow-Citizens: THE will of the American people, expressed through their unsolicited…Massachusetts Bay Company
(Encyclopedia) Massachusetts Bay Company, English chartered company that established the Massachusetts Bay colony in New England. Organized (1628) as the New England Company, it took over the…