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(Encyclopedia) barley, annual cereal plant (Hordeum vulgare and sometimes other species) of the family Poaceae (grass family), cultivated by humans probably as early as any cereal. It was known to…La Paz, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) La PazLa Pazlä päs [key], city (1990 pop. 137,641), capital and largest city of Baja California Sur state, W Mexico. A tourist spot and transportation hub for the southern Baja…inlaying
(Encyclopedia) inlaying, process of ornamenting a surface by setting into it material of different color or substance, usually in such a manner as to preserve a continuous plane. Inlay is employed in…Fraunces, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Fraunces, SamuelFraunces, Samuelfrônˈsĭs [key], c.1722–95, American innkeeper, proprietor of the historic Fraunces Tavern in New York City. This building at the corner of Broad and…List of Delegates to the Anti-Slavery Convention of Women
Minutes.Corresponding Members.List of Delegates to the Convention.MAINE. Ruth Hussey, Portland,NEW HAMPSHIRE. Louisa Whipple, Concord.RHODE ISLAND. Mary A. W. Johnson…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 13, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 12, 1805February 14, 1805February 13, 1805 13th February Wednesday 1805. The morning cloudy thermometer 2° below naught wind from S. E…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 5, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 4, 1805June 6, 1805June 5, 1805 Wednesday June 5th 1805. This morning was cloudy and so could that I was obleged to have recourse to a…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, November 3, 1805
Day 984 Day 986 Clark, November 3, 1805 November 3rd Sunday 1805 The Fog So thick this morning that we could not See a man 50 Steps off, this fog detained us untill 10 oClock at which time…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman Inaugural Address Thursday, January 20, 1949 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Chief Justice, and fellow citizens, I accept with…John M. S. CAUSIN, Congress, MD (1811-1861)
CAUSIN John M. S. , a Representative from Maryland; born in St. Mary's County, Md., in 1811; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Prince George's County about 1836; returned to St. Mary's…Trending
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