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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Historical BackgroundThe Constitution called for the creation of a federal government with the following three branches, or parts: legislative, executive, and judiciary. Article I created…Linacre, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Linacre or Lynaker, ThomasLinacre or Lynaker, Thomasboth: lĭˈnəkər [key], 1460?–1524, English humanist and physician. He took the degree of doctor of medicine at the Univ. of Padua,…Tenison, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Tenison, ThomasTenison, Thomastĕnˈĭsən [key], 1636–1715, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury (1695–1715). In 1680 he became rector of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London; there he…Thomas, James Henry
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, James Henry, 1874–1949, British statesman and labor leader. A railroad worker, he held various offices in the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants and was a leader of the…Fall Poetry
Wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being . . .—Percy Bysshe Shelley Read more verse honoring the seasons. See a glossary of poetry terms. Read biographies of notable poets. No…William Wyatt BIBB, Congress, GA (1781-1820)
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1816 Party: Democratic Republican BIBB William Wyatt , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Amelia County, Va., October 2, 1781; pursued an academic…Jonathan Prentiss DOLLIVER, Congress, IA (1858-1910)
Senate Years of Service: 1900-1910 Party: Republican DOLLIVER Jonathan Prentiss , a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born near Kingwood, Preston County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 6,…Henry Clarence DWORSHAK, Congress, ID (1894-1962)
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1949; 1949-1962 Party: Republican; Republican DWORSHAK Henry Clarence , a Representative and a Senator from Idaho; born in Duluth, Minn., August 29, 1894; attended…Cabinet Members Under Cleveland (First Term)
Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard, 1885Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Manning, 1885Charles S. Fairchild, 1887Secretary of War William C. Endicott, 1885Attorney General Augustus H. Garland…Father's Day
Director: Ivan ReitmanWriters: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo MandelDirector of Photography:Stephen H. BurumEditors:Sheldon Kahn and Wendy Greene BricmontMusic:James Newton HowardProduction Designer…Trending
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