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The Star-Spangled Banner
—Francis Scott Key, 1814O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,…Calvin WILLEY, Congress, CT (1776-1858)
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1829; 1829-1831 Party: Adams; Anti-Jackson WILLEY Calvin , a Senator from Connecticut; born in East Haddam, Conn., September 15, 1776; attended the common schools;…William Shakespeare: Henry VIII, Act I
Act IScene ILondon. An ante-chamber in the palaceEnter Norfolk at one door; at the other, Buckingham and AbergavennyBuckinghamGood morrow, and well met. How have ye done Since last we saw in…The National Aviation Hall of Fame<br /><i>(With Year of Enshrinement)</i>
Dedicated to honoring and preserving the history of outstanding air and space pioneers, the Aviation Hall of Fame was established in Dayton, Ohio, on…1961–1970
1961—New York A.L. 4 (Ralph Houk); Cincinnati N.L. 1 (Fred Hutchinson). WP—New York: Ford (1, 4), Arroyo (3), Daley (5); Cincinnati: Jay (2). LP—New York: Terry (2); Cincinnati: O'Toole (1, 4…Poets Laureate of the United States
The National Poets The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the Librarian of Congress and serves from October to May. The position has existed under two…Enrico Fermi Award
The $100,000 award is given in recognition of scientific and technical achievement in atomic energy. Awarded by the president, it is the U.S. government's oldest science and technology award…The Wheel of Fortune Before Pat & Vanna
The Question: Before Vanna White & Pat Sajak there were two other hosts of Wheel of Fortune. One was Chuck Woolery. Who was the woman? The Answer: You are correct. Game show veteran Chuck…Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The premier prize for American fiction The Pulitzer Prize for fiction, first given in 1918, is widely recognized as one of the biggest prizes in the American publishing industry. Before 1948, the…William Williams: Letter of William Williams to the Landholder
Letter of William Williams to the LandholderWilliam WilliamsMonday, February 11, 1788Mr. Babcock: Since the Federal Constitution has had so calm, dispassionate and so happy an issue, in the…Trending
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