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Gunpowder Plot
(Encyclopedia) Gunpowder Plot, conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and King James I on Nov. 5, 1605, the day set for the king to open Parliament. It was intended to be the beginning of a…Bishop, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911–79, American poet, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Vassar, 1934. During the 1950s and 60s she lived in Brazil, eventually returning to her native New England, where…Biographies : Notable U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Notable U.S. Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall See also Jurists Members of the Supreme Court People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court: Chief Justices…Robert WHITEHILL, Congress, PA (1738-1813)
WHITEHILL Robert , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pequea, Lancaster County, Pa., July 21, 1738; attended the common schools; settled in Cumberland County; member of the State…Marley, Bob
(Encyclopedia) Marley, Bob (Robert Nesta Marley), 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and guitarist. As a member of the Wailers, a reggae band…Willing, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Willing, Thomas, 1731–1821, American merchant and financier, b. Philadelphia. He studied law in London. Returning to Philadelphia in 1749, he entered his father's business and later…Owen, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Owen, Robert, 1771–1858, British social reformer and socialist, pioneer in the cooperative movement. The son of a saddler, he had little formal education but was a zealous reader. At…Brandeis, Louis Dembitz
(Encyclopedia) Brandeis, Louis DembitzBrandeis, Louis Dembitzbrănˈdīs [key], 1856–1941, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916–39), b. Louisville, Ky., grad. Harvard law school, 1877. As a…The Presidency on Film
by Beth Rowen Presidential Trivia Eight of the first nine American presidents —Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, and Harrison— were…Inaugural Oratory
The terse, the eloquent, the long-winded Famous lines from inaugural addresses: Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."John F. KennedyInaugural…