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The National Inventors Hall of Fame
The Inventors Hall of Fame, located in Akron, Ohio, was established in 1973 by the National Council of Patent Law Associations, now the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations,…Experimental and Spy Planes: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
The plane that literally grew several inches at Mach 3 by David Noland Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Specs Length: 107 ft, 5 in. Wingspan: 55 ft, 7 in. Empty weight: 67,500…William Lacy CLAY, Sr., Congress, MO (1931)
CLAY William Lacy, Sr. , a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo., April 30, 1931; B.S., St. Louis University, 1953; United States Army, 1953-1955; real estate…Bobby Neal BRIGHT, Sr., Congress, AL (1952)
BRIGHT Bobby Neal, Sr. , a Representative from Alabama; born in Midland, Dale County, Ala., July 21, 1952; graduated from Carroll High School, Ozark, Ala.; attended Enterprise State Junior College,…William KENNON, Sr., Congress, OH (1793-1881)
KENNON William, Sr. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., May 14, 1793; moved with his parents to Belmont County, Ohio, in 1804; attended the common schools and…Alfred IVERSON, Sr., Congress, GA (1798-1873)
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1861 Party: Democrat IVERSON Alfred, Sr. , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Liberty County, Ga., December 3, 1798; attended private schools and…Willard SAULSBURY, Sr., Congress, DE (1820-1892)
Senate Years of Service: 1859-1871 Party: Democrat SAULSBURY Willard, Sr. , (brother of Eli Saulsbury, father of Willard Saulsbury, Jr.), a Senator from Delaware; born in Mispillion Hundred, Kent…Gallic Wars
(Encyclopedia) Gallic WarsGallic Warsgălˈĭk [key], campaigns in Gaul led by Julius Caesar in his two terms as proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul, Transalpine Gaul, and Illyricum (58 b.c.–51 b.c.). Caesar's…Larkin, Thomas Oliver
(Encyclopedia) Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802–58, American merchant and diplomatic agent, b. Charlestown, Mass. He settled (1832) in Monterey, Calif., where he became a successful merchant trading with…Huntingdon
(Encyclopedia) Huntingdon, town, Cambridgeshire, E central England, on the Ouse River. Seat of the Huntingdonshire dist., the town has light industries…Trending
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