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Treaty of Tripoli

Treaty of TripoliTreaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of BarbaryAbstractAuthored by American diplomat Joel Barlow in 1796, the…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 15, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 14, 1806May 16, 1806May 15, 1806 Thursday May 15th 1806. This morning early Reubin Fields in surching for his horse saw a large bear at no…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 18, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 17, 1806May 19, 1806May 18, 1806 Sunday May 18th 1806. Twelve hunters turned out this morning in different directions agreeably to the order…

Tiranë

(Encyclopedia) TiranëTiranëtēräˈnə [key] or TiranaTiranëtēräˈnä [key], city (1989 pop. 238,057), capital of Albania and of Tiranë dist., central Albania, on the Ishm River. It is the largest city and…

Brewer's: Kingly Titles

Abgarus (The Grand). So the kings of Edessa were styled. Abimelech (my father the king). The chief ruler of the ancient Philistines. Agag (lord). The chief ruler of the Amalekites (4 syl…

Night Falls on Manhattan

Director/Writer: Sidney LumetDirector of Photography:David WatkinEditor:Sam O'SteenMusic:Mark IshamProduction Designer:Philip RosenbergProducers:Thom Mount and Josh KramerParamount; R; 115…

Decatur, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Decatur, StephenDecatur, Stephendēkāˈtər [key], 1779–1820, American naval officer, b. Sinepuxent, near Berlin, Md.; son of a naval officer, Stephen Decatur. After joining the U.S. navy…