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Samuel Allyne OTIS, Congress, MA (1740-1814)
OTIS, Samuel Allyne, (father of Harrison Gray Otis), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 24, 1740; was graduated from Harvard College in 1759…Gianni Versace Biography
Gianni Versacefashion designerBorn: 12/2/1946Birthplace: Reggio di Calabria, Italy Versace launched his own label in 1978 and designed clothing that melded classic and pop culture influences…Kathy Ireland Biography
Kathy Ireland model, actressBorn: 3/20/1963Birthplace: Glendale, California Like many of today's successful models, Kathy Ireland has used modeling as the foundation for a small business empire…Lewis & Clark: Down the Columbia to Tidewater
by NoahBrooks Down the Pacific SlopeFrom Tidewater to the SeaDown the Columbia to Tidewater The voyagers were now drifting down the Columbia River, and they found the…Ulysses Leaves Scheria and Returns to Ithaca - The Odyssey
The Sirens, Scylla and Charyb... Ulysses in the Hut with Eumaeus. Ulysses Leaves Scheria and Returns to Ithaca. Thus did he speak, and they all held their peace throughout the…Down the Columbia to Tidewater
Chapter 15 Chapter 17 Down the Columbia to Tidewater The voyagers were now drifting down the Columbia River, and they found the way impeded by many rapids, some of them very…Walt Whitman: Twenty Years
Twenty YearsDown on the ancient wharf, the sand, I sit, with a new-comer chatting: He shipp'd as green-hand boy, and sail'd away, (took some sudden, vehement notion;) Since, twenty years…The Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant
Ever wondered what the story was behind these two famous party animals? The now-famous Democratic donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign. His…flag
Introduction flag, piece of cloth, usually bunting or similar light material, plain, colored, or bearing a device, varying in size and shape, but often oblong or square, used as an…January 2003 Disasters
Jan. 1–8, Bangladesh and Northern India: Nearly 400 people perished from cold weather and icy winds in an area where millions of people have no heat, electricity, or warm clothing.Jan. 8,…Trending
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