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State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 2, 1919)
Woodrow Wilson (December 2, 1919) TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: I sincerely regret that I cannot be present at the opening of this session of the Congress. I am thus prevented from…State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 7, 1920)
Woodrow Wilson (December 7, 1920) GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS: When I addressed myself to performing the duty laid upon the President by the Constitution to present to you an annual report on the…Labour party
(Encyclopedia) Labour party, British political party, one of the two dominant parties in Great Britain since World War I. Harold Wilson, who became leader on Gaitskell's death in 1963, was able to…Shot Put
Shot PutYear Distance 1948 Micheline Ostermeyer, FRA 45- 11/2 1952 Galina Zybina, USSR 50- 13/4 WR1956 Tamara Tyshkevich, USSR 54- 5 OR1960 Tamara Press, USSR 56- 10 OR1964 Tamara Press,…Morgan, Julia
(Encyclopedia) Morgan, Julia, 1872–1957, American architect, b. San Francisco, B.S. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1894. Trained as an engineer, she became the first woman to study architecture at…Merchants of the Staple
(Encyclopedia) Merchants of the Staple or Merchant Staplers, English trading company that controlled the export of English raw wool. The first wool staple (i.e., a place designated by royal ordinance…long march
(Encyclopedia) long march, Chin., Changzheng, the journey of c.6,000 mi (9,660 km) undertaken by the Red Army of China in 1934–35. When their Jiangxi prov. Soviet base was encircled by the…Jones, James Earl
(Encyclopedia) Jones, James Earl, 1931–, American actor, b. Tate co., Miss. Jones made his stage debut at the Univ. of Michigan and appeared thereafter for seven years with the New York Shakespeare…phalarope
(Encyclopedia) phalaropephalaropefălˈərōpˌ [key], common name for members of the family Phalaropodidae, shore birds, called “little swimming sandpipers.” Phalaropes, small, dainty birds with webbed…proverb
(Encyclopedia) proverb, short statement of wisdom or advice that has passed into general use. More homely than aphorisms, proverbs generally refer to common experience and are often expressed in…Trending
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