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Thomas Wheeler WILLIAMS, Congress, CT (1789-1874)
WILLIAMS Thomas Wheeler , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Stonington, Conn., September 28, 1789; attended the public schools; at the age of fifteen was employed as a clerk in New York…Jeff Daniels Biography
Jeff Daniels actorBorn: 2/19/1955Birthplace: Chelsea, Michigan Genial film and stage actor who has appeared in numerous movies, including The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Something Wild (1986…Famous and Infamous Moms
Mother Teresa, Rose Kennedy, and other notable mothers by Beth Rowen Dorothea Lange's photo, "Migrant Mother" God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers." —Jewish Proverb…Aesop's Fables: The Milkmaid and Her Pail
by Aesop The Stag in the Ox-StallThe Dolphins, the Whales, and the SpratThe Milkmaid and Her Pail A farmer's daughter had been out to milk the cows, and was returning to the dairy carrying…James Graham CLINTON, Congress, NY (1804-1849)
CLINTON James Graham , a Representative from New York; born in Little Britain, Orange County, N.Y., January 2, 1804; attended the common schools and Newburgh (N.Y.) Academy; studied law; was…Walter FOLGER, Jr., Congress, MA (1765-1849)
FOLGER Walter, Jr. , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Nantucket, Mass., June 12, 1765; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the…Walt Whitman: The World below the Brine
The World below the BrineThe world below the brine, Forests at the bottom of the sea, the branches and leaves, Sea-lettuce, vast lichens, strange flowers and seeds, the thick tangle…2015 PEN Literary Award Winners
Find a partial list of this year's winners below. For a complete list, go to PEN awards. Debut Book Winner The Dog by Jack Livings…Message in a Bottle
Director: Luis Mandoki Writer: Gerald DiPego Warner Bros.; PG–13; 103 minutes Release: 2/99 Cast: Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn, John Savage, and Paul Newman Certain…Brewer's: Misnomers
Absalom means a Father's Peace, a fatal name for David's rebellious son. Acid (sour) applied in chemistry to a class of bodies to which sourness is only accidental and by no means a…Trending
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