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Chauncey Judd: Alarm in Judd's Meadow

Pursuit from Bethany David Wooster's Alarm in Judd's Meadow They were early risers at Mr. Judd's. The habits of industry in which the family were trained, from the oldest to the…

Chauncey Judd: A Quilting Party

Puritan Training The Abduction A Quilting Party Year after year passed, and still the war dragged on. The battles of Trenton and Princeton had revived the drooping hopes of the…

How Do the Presidents Rank?

Presidential surveys on the web by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Five Best Presidents Abraham Lincoln Franklin Delano RooseveltGeorge WashingtonTheodore RooseveltHarry S. TrumanFive Worst Presidents…

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

Historical BackgroundPerhaps no other case decided by the Court in the 20th century has had so profound an effect on the social fabric of America as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. By…

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Historical BackgroundThe Warren Court left an unprecedented legacy of judicial activism in the area of civil rights law as well as in the area of civil liberties-specifically, the rights of…

Payne

CBSSpring Midseason DebutWednesday 8:30 p.m.Cast:John Larroquette, JoBeth Williams, Julie Benz, and Rick Batalla Based on the British hit show Fawlty Towers, Payne stars Larroquette as Royal…

Murray Burnett Biography

Murray Burnettwriter, high school teacherBorn: 1911 He co-wrote (with Joan Alison) Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced play that was bought by Warner Brothers for the unprecedented sum of $20,…

Hugh Lawson White HILL, Congress, TN (1810-1892)

HILL Hugh Lawson White , a Representative from Tennessee; born near McMinnville, Warren County, Tenn., March 1, 1810; attended private schools and the Carroll Male Academy at McMinnville; was…

Chapin HALL, Congress, PA (1816-1879)

HALL Chapin , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Busti, Chautauqua County, N.Y., July 12, 1816; attended the common schools and the Jamestown (N.Y.) Academy; moved to Pine Grove (now…

Presidential Firsts

The Question: I need to know the answers to some presidential firsts. Can you help me? Who was the first president to be voted for by women…