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State of the Union Address: Benjamin Harrison (December 9, 1891)
Benjamin Harrison (December 9, 1891) To the Senate and House of Representatives: The reports of the heads of the several Executive Departments required by law to be submitted to me, which are…State of the Union Address: James Buchanan (December 6, 1858)
James Buchanan (December 6, 1858) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: When we compare the condition of the country at the present day with what it was one year ago at the…April 2004 Disasters
April 1–5, New Mexico and Texas: Torrential rains flooded rivers, closed roads, and forced many to evacuate their homes. A foot of hail fell in Fort Stockton.April 4–6, Piedras Negras, Mexico…Crocker, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Crocker, Charles, 1822–88, American railroad builder, b. Troy, N.Y. In 1836 he moved with his family to Marshall co., Ind., where he later set up a small foundry. He joined a party to…Gottsched, Johann Christoph
(Encyclopedia) Gottsched, Johann ChristophGottsched, Johann Christophyōˈhän krĭsˈtôf gôtˈshĕt [key], 1700–1766, German literary critic, disciple of the Enlightenment. As professor of poetry and…Androuet du Cerceau
(Encyclopedia) Androuet du CerceauAndrouet du CerceauäNdr&oomacr;-āˈ dü sĕrsōˈ [key], family of French architects active in the 16th and 17th cent. It was founded by Jacques Androuet, c.1520–c.…Appian Way
(Encyclopedia) Appian WayAppian Wayăpˈēən [key], Lat. Via Appia, most famous of the Roman roads, built (312 b.c.) under Appius Claudius Caecus. It connected Rome with Capua and was later extended to…Mansart, François
(Encyclopedia) Mansart or Mansard, FrançoisMansart or Mansard, Françoisboth: fräNswäˈ mäNsärˈ [key], 1598–1666, French architect. His work is noted as being an outstanding expression of French…lignum vitae
(Encyclopedia) lignum vitaelignum vitaelĭgˈnəm vīˈtē [key] [Lat.,=wood of life], tropical American evergreen tree of the genus Guaiacum. The hard, dense, and extremely durable wood, obtained chiefly…Chalgrin, Jean François
(Encyclopedia) Chalgrin, Jean FrançoisChalgrin, Jean FrançoiszhäN fräNswäˈ shälgrăNˈ [key], 1739–1811, French architect. He studied under Servandoni and in Italy as a winner of the Grand Prix de Rome…Trending
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