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Mackintosh, Sir James
(Encyclopedia) Mackintosh, Sir James, 1765–1832, British writer and public servant, b. Scotland. He was trained as a physician, but after settling (1788) in London he became a writer and lawyer. His…Bustamante, Anastasio
(Encyclopedia) Bustamante, AnastasioBustamante, Anastasioänästäˈsyō b&oomacr;stämänˈtā [key], 1780–1853, Mexican general and president (1830–32, 1837–41). He served in the royalist army against…Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson Biography
Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson Susannahsurvivor of the AlamoBorn: circa 1814Birthplace: possibly Williamson County, Tenn. Dickinson grew up poor and illiterate. When she was 15, she married…Of the Present Ability of America, with Some Miscellaneous Reflections
Of the Present Ability of America, with Some Miscellaneous Reflections I have never met with a man, either in England or America, who hath not confessed his opinion that a separation between…Walt Whitman: Long, Too Long America
Long, Too Long AmericaLong, too long America, Traveling roads all even and peaceful you learn'd from joys and prosperity only, But now, ah now, to learn from crises of anguish, advancing…The Top Ten: America's Best Beaches, 2006
America's Best Beaches, 2006 Released since 1991, 650 major public recreational beaches in the U.S. are rated according to 50 criteria. Rank Name Location…History of Slavery in America | Civics: Links to History
Links to History: History of Slavery in America 1615 1619 The first enslaved Africans arrive in Virginia. 1620 1785 1787 Slavery is made illegal in the Northwest Territory. The…The Top Ten: America's Worst Highway Bottlenecks
America's Worst Highway Bottlenecks Rank City Freeway Location Vehicles Per Day Annual Hours of Delay 1. Los…America's Most Endangered Historic Places 2001
In a report released in June 2001, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed 11 historic sites across America that are in danger of being lost forever. Some of the sites…Annual Directors Guild of America Television Awards
59th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards 58th…Trending
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