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Claude Albert FULLER, Congress, AR (1876-1968)

FULLER Claude Albert , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Prophetstown, Whiteside County, Ill., January 20, 1876; in 1885 moved to Arkansas with his parents, who settled on a farm near…

Catherine Keener Biography

Catherine KeeneractressBorn: 1959Birthplace: Miami, Fla. Popular actress on the indie film scene until her role as the sexually direct Maxine in Spike Jonze's hit Being John Malkovich (1999)…

Charles Wayland BROOKS, Congress, IL (1897-1957)

Senate Years of Service: 1940-1949 Party: Republican BROOKS Charles Wayland , a Senator from Illinois; born in West Bureau, Ill., March 8, 1897; attended the public schools at Wheaton, Ill., the…

John Donne: Prayer XV. Interea insomnes

PrayerJohn Donne O ETERNAL and most gracious God, who art able to make, and dost make, the sick bed of thy servants chapels of ease to them, and the dreams of thy servants prayers and…

Christine Todd Whitman Biography

Christine Todd WhitmanU.S. politician, public officialBorn: 1946Birthplace: New York City Whitman was elected Governor of New Jersey (which has off-year elections) in 1993 and served in the…

Bunker Hill, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Bunker Hill, battle of, in the American Revolution, June 17, 1775. Detachments of colonial militia under Artemas Ward, Nathanael Greene, John Stark, and Israel Putnam laid siege to…

Taft, Robert Alphonso

(Encyclopedia) Taft, Robert Alphonso, 1889–1953, American politician, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; son of William Howard Taft. He practiced law in Ohio and served (1921–26, 1931–32) in the state legislature…