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(Encyclopedia) Port Jackson or Sydney Harbour, inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 22 sq mi (57 sq km), 12 mi (19 km) long and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide at its mouth, New South Wales, Australia, forming Australia…Hermitage, estate, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hermitage: see Jackson, Andrew.Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt, 1830–85, American writer whose pseudonym was H. H., b. Amherst, Mass. She was a lifelong friend of Emily Dickinson. In 1863, encouraged by T. W. Higginson…Maupassant, Guy de
(Encyclopedia) Maupassant, Guy deMaupassant, Guy degē də mōpäsäNˈ [key], 1850–93, French novelist and short-story writer, of an ancient Norman family. He worked in a government office at Paris and…State of the Union Address: Andrew Jackson (December 1, 1834)
Andrew Jackson (December 1, 1834) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: In performing my duty at the opening of your present session it gives me pleasure to congratulate…Paris GIBSON, Congress, MT (1830-1920)
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1905 Party: Democrat GIBSON Paris , a Senator from Montana; born in Brownfield, Oxford County, Maine, July 1, 1830; attended the common schools and the Fryeburg…How Well Do You Know Paris?
Known for striking structures like the Eiffel Tower, packed museums like the Louvre, and an array of delicious food, drink, and fascinating cultural delights, how much do you know about Paris?Kitchen Cabinet
(Encyclopedia) Kitchen Cabinet, in U.S. history, popular name for the group of intimate, unofficial advisers of President Jackson. Early in his administration Jackson abandoned official cabinet…Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
(Encyclopedia) Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton: see under Hooker, Sir William Jackson.Van Buren, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Van Buren, Martin, 1782–1862, 8th President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kinderhook, Columbia co., N.Y. He was again the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in 1840…Trending
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