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Mignet, François Auguste Marie

(Encyclopedia) Mignet, François Auguste MarieMignet, François Auguste MariefräNswäˈ ôgüstˈ märēˈ mēnyāˈ [key], 1796–1884, French historian and journalist. With his lifelong friend, Adolphe Thiers,…

United States History

Subjects » Geography » History » Language Arts » Mathematics » Science » Social Studies Homework Skills Writing | Research Speaking & Listening Studying Reference Sources…

Bolívar, Simón

(Encyclopedia) Bolívar, SimónBolívar, Simónsēmōnˈ bōlēˈvär [key], 1783–1830, South American revolutionary who led independence wars in the present nations of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador,…

History of Tea

Where did the name Earl Grey come from? by David Johnson In prehistoric China tea was probably used as a relish and as a medicine. Tea was first brewed as a medicine around 2700 B.C.…

Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 6, 1941)

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Seventy-seventh Congress: I address you, the Members of the Seventy-seventh Congress, at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union. I use the…

Coffin, Sir Isaac

(Encyclopedia) Coffin, Sir Isaac, 1759–1839, British naval officer, b. Boston, Mass. From a loyalist family, he fought for the British in the American Revolution and in the French Revolutionary Wars…

Barry, John

(Encyclopedia) Barry, John, 1745–1803, U.S. naval officer in the American Revolution, b. Co. Wexford, Ireland. He went as a youth to Philadelphia, where he was a trader and a shipmaster. In the…

Breshkovsky, Catherine

(Encyclopedia) Breshkovsky, CatherineBreshkovsky, Catherinebrĕshkôfˈskē [key], 1844–1934, Russian revolutionary, called “the little grandmother (babushka) of the Russian Revolution.” Of a noble…

Arkansas Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

As you can see from the Arkansas state map, it is located in the southern region of the United States. It is bordered by six other states, including Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas…