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William SPRAGUE, Congress, RI (1830-1915)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1875 Party: Republican; Liberal Republican SPRAGUE William , a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Cranston, R.I., September 12, 1830; attended the common schools and…

shoe

(Encyclopedia) shoe, foot covering, usually of leather, consisting of a sole and a portion above the sole called an upper. In prehistoric times skins or hides may have been tied around the foot for…

Patrick Kavanagh Biography

Patrick KavanaghpoetBorn: 10/21/1904Birthplace: Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland What Joyce did for Dublin, Patrick Kavanagh's poetry did for the “stony grey soil of Monaghan,” revealing the…

David BARTON, Congress, MO (1783-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1821-1831 Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican; Adams Democrat; Anti-Jacksonian BARTON David , A Senator from Missouri; born near Greeneville, N.C. (now…

SPRAGUE, William, Congress, RI (1830-1915)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1875 Party: Republican; Liberal Republican SPRAGUE, William, (nephew of William Sprague [1799-1856], son-in-law of Salmon P. Chase), a Senator from Rhode Island;…

Fairy Tales

  The Brothers Grimm The text is based on translations from the Grimms' "Kinder und Hausmarchen" by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes. Contents The Golden Bird Hans in Luck Jorinda…

Horse Racing Summary: Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs; 3-year-olds; 11/4 mi The following table lists names of the winning horses and jockeys at the Kentucky Derby from 1875 to the present. In 2009, Calvin…

Roger SHERMAN, Congress, CT (1721-1793)

Senate Years of Service: 1791-1793 Party: Pro-Administration SHERMAN Roger , a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Newton, Mass., April 19, 1721; moved with his…

WILSON, Henry, Congress, MA (1812-1875)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1873 Party: Republican WILSON Henry , a Senator from Massachusetts and a Vice President of the United States; born Jeremiah Jones Colbath in Farmington, N.H., February…