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(Encyclopedia) Collinsville, city (2020 pop. 24,366), Madison co., SW Ill.; settled 1817, inc. 1872. Once a coal-mining center, the city now has food-…Granite City
(Encyclopedia) Granite City, city (2020 pop. 27,549), Madison co., SW Ill., an industrial suburb of East St. Louis, on the Mississippi; inc. 1896. It…State of the Union Address: James Madison (December 7, 1813)
James Madison (December 7, 1813) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: In meeting you at the present interesting conjuncture it would have been highly satisfactory if I could…Madison, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Madison. 1 City (1990 pop. 12,006), seat of Jefferson co., SE Ind., on the Ohio River; settled c.1806, inc. 1838. It is a port of entry and a tobacco marketing center. Among its…Dallas, Alexander James
(Encyclopedia) Dallas, Alexander JamesDallas, Alexander Jamesdălˈəs [key], 1759–1817, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1814–16), b. Jamaica, West Indies. He went (1783) to Philadelphia, practiced law…Fort Garry
(Encyclopedia) Fort Garry, two trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company, built on the present-day site of Winnipeg, Man., Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. The first,…James Madison Biography
James MadisonBorn: 3/16/1751Birthplace: Port Conway, Va. James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751 (March 5, 1750/1, old style). A Princeton graduate, he joined the…Marbury v. Madison
The decision in this Supreme Court Case established the right of the courts to determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Outgoing…Fort Dodge
(Encyclopedia) Fort Dodge, city (2020 pop. 24,871), seat of Webster co., central Iowa, on the Des Moines River; settled c.1846; inc. 1869. Fort Clarke…Otis, Bass
(Encyclopedia) Otis, Bass, 1784–1861, American portrait painter and mezzotint engraver, b. Bridgewater, Mass. He probably produced the first lithograph in America, a portrait of the Rev. Abner…Trending
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