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Poems: The Hippopotamus

by T. S. Eliot Lune de MielDans le RestaurantThe Hippopotamus Similiter et omnes revereantur Diaconos, ut mandatum Jesu Christi; et Episcopum, ut Jesum Christum, existentem…

Daniel John FLOOD, Congress, PA (1903-1994)

FLOOD Daniel John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pa., November 26, 1903; attended the public schools of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and St. Augustine, Fla.; was…

Noble Wimberly JONES, Congress, GA (1723-1805)

JONES, Noble Wimberly, (father of George Jones), a Delegate from Georgia; born in Lambeth, near London, England, in 1723; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in…

Paris, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Paris, Treaty of, any of several important treaties, signed at or near Paris, France. For the Treaty of Paris of 1856, see Paris, Congress of. For the Treaty of Paris of 1898,…

Ignatius of Loyola, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Ignatius of Loyola, SaintIgnatius of Loyola, Saintĭgnāˈshəs, [key]Ignatius of Loyola, Saintloiyōˈlə [key], 1491–1556, Spanish churchman, founder of the Jesuits (see Jesus, Society of…

Marengo, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Marengo, battle of, a major engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on June 14, 1800, at the village of Marengo in Piedmont, N Italy. Determined to throw the Austrians back…

Joseph Marion Hernandez Biography

Joseph Marion HernandezU.S. CongressmanBorn: 8/4/1793Birthplace: St. Augustine, Florida Joseph Marion Hernandez was the first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Congress, as a delegate from the…

Jesus, Society of

(Encyclopedia) Jesus, Society of, religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. Its members are called Jesuits. St. Ignatius of Loyola, its founder, named it Compañia de Jesús [Span.,=(military)…