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Arthur Robinson GOULD, Congress, ME (1857-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1926-1931 Party: Republican GOULD Arthur Robinson , a Senator from Maine; born in East Corinth, Penobscot County, Maine, March 16, 1857; attended the common schools and…

James Robinson HOWE, Congress, NY (1839-1914)

HOWE James Robinson , a Representative from New York; born in New York City January 27, 1839; attended the common schools; employed as a clerk in a dry-goods store; moved to Brooklyn in 1870 and…

Lucian

(Encyclopedia) LucianLucianl&oomacr;ˈshən [key], b. c.120, d. after 180, Greek writer, also called Lucianus, b. Samosata, Syria. In late life he held a government position in Egypt. Lucian wrote…

Gregory, Lady Augusta

(Encyclopedia) Gregory, Lady Augusta (Isabella Augusta Persse), 1859–1932, Irish dramatist. Though she did not begin her writing career until middle-age, Lady Gregory soon became a vital force in the…

Unitarian Universalist Association

(Encyclopedia) Unitarian Universalist Association, Protestant church in the United States formed in 1961 by the merger of the American Unitarian Association (see Unitarianism) and the Universalist…

Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC (2000)

Case SummaryShrink Missouri Government, a political action committee, and Zev David Fredman, a candidate for State office, sued Missouri's Attorney General, Jeremiah J. Nixon, challenging the…

Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)

Case SummaryIn 1965, John Tinker, his sister Mary Beth, and a friend were sent home from school for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. The school had established a policy…