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Foot Resolution
(Encyclopedia) Foot Resolution, offered in 1829 by Samuel Augustus Foot in the U.S. Senate. This resolution instructed the committee on public lands to inquire into the limiting of public land sale.…Bridgman, Laura
(Encyclopedia) Bridgman, Laura, 1829–89, the first blind and deaf person to be successfully educated, b. Hanover, N.H. Under the guidance of Dr. S. G. Howe, of the Perkins School for the Blind, she…Bentonville
(Encyclopedia) Bentonville, city (2020 pop. 54,164), seat of Benton co., extreme NW Ark., in the Ozark Mts.; settled 1837 and named for Senator Thomas…San Jacinto
(Encyclopedia) San Jacinto, river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, rising in SE Texas as the West Fork and flowing S to Galveston Bay. Its chief tributary is Buffalo Bayou, and both the bayou and the lower…Proxmire, William
(Encyclopedia) Proxmire, William (Edward William Proxmire), 1915–2005, U.S. senator (1957–89), b. Lake Forest, Ill. He worked in army counterintelligence during World War II and later entered…Beale, Edward Fitzgerald
(Encyclopedia) Beale, Edward Fitzgerald, 1822–93, American frontiersman, b. District of Columbia. During the Mexican War, Beale was in California, where he aided Stephen W. Kearny in the battle of…Morton, Julius Sterling
(Encyclopedia) Morton, Julius Sterling, 1832–1902, American cabinet officer, b. Adams, N.Y. He settled (1854) in Nebraska, founded the Nebraska City News, and served (1858–61) as territorial…Paul of Aegina
(Encyclopedia) Paul of AeginaPaul of Aeginaējīˈnə [key], 7th cent.?, Greek physician. His only extant work is a medical history in seven books; it was translated into English, with a commentary by…Adams National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) Adams National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Townshend Acts
(Encyclopedia) Townshend Acts, 1767, originated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act. They were designed to collect revenue from the…Trending
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