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Jackson, Shirley
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Shirley, 1916–65, American writer, b. San Francisco. She is best known for her stories and novels of horror and the occult, rendered more terrifying because they are set…Jackson, Reggie
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Reggie (Reginald Martinez Jackson), 1946–, American baseball player, b. Wyncote, Pa. In 21 years in the American League, most notably with the Oakland Athletics and New York…State of the Union Address: Andrew Jackson (December 7, 1835)
Andrew Jackson (December 7, 1835) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: In the discharge of my official duty the again devolves upon me of communicating with a new…Mivart, St. George Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Mivart, St. George JacksonMivart, St. George Jacksonmīˈvərt [key], 1827–1900, English anatomist and biologist. He contributed important anatomical studies of the insectivores and…The Iliad of Homer: The Duel of Menelaus and Paris
The Trial of the Army, and Cat... The Breach of the Truce, and t... The Duel of Menelaus and Paris. The armies being ready to engage, a single combat is agreed upon between Menelaus…The Congress of Women: Philanthropy for Girls in Paris
by Madame Marie Marshall A Study in Göethe's Faust.The LeperPhilanthropy for Girls in Paris.[1] Mme. Marie Marshall is a native of Paris, France. She was born in 1849. Her mother moved to…Walt Whitman: Bravo, Paris Exposition!
Bravo, Paris Exposition!Add to your show, before you close it, France, With all the rest, visible, concrete, temples, towers, goods, machines and ores, Our sentiment wafted from many…Amy Lowell: Paris, April, 1814
Paris, April, 1814Cold, impassive, the marble arch of the Place du Carrousel. Haughty, contemptuous, the marble arch of the Place du Carrousel. Like a woman raped by force, rising above her…Amy Lowell: Paris, March, 1814
Paris, March, 1814Fine yellow sunlight down the rue du Mont Thabor. Ten o'clock striking from all the clock-towers of Paris. Over the door of a shop, in gilt letters: "Martin — Parfumeur",…McLane, Louis
(Encyclopedia) McLane, Louis, 1786–1857, American statesman, b. Smyrna, Del. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1817–27) and in the Senate (1827–29), resigning to become minister to…Trending
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