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(Encyclopedia) Congress of the United States, the legislative branch of the federal government, instituted (1789) by Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which prescribes its…Youngest Nobel Prize Winner
The Question: Who is the youngest Nobel prize winner? The Answer: The youngest person to receive a Nobel prize was Sir William Lawrence Bragg (Physics…State of the Union Address: Ulysses S. Grant (December 5, 1870)
Ulysses S. Grant (December 5, 1870) To the Senate and House of Representatives: A year of peace and general prosperity to this nation has passed since the last assembling of Congress. We have,…Thomas Moorer 2004 Deaths
Thomas MoorerAge: 91 navy admiral who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1970–1974 and as chief of naval operations during the Vietnam War. Died: Bethesda, Md., Feb. 5,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 26, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 25, 1805August 27, 1805August 26, 1805 Monday August 26th 1805. This morning was excessively cold; there was ice on the vessels of water…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 8, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 7, 1806March 9, 1806March 8, 1806 Saturday March 8th 1806. Bratton is much better today, his back gives him but little pain. Collins…Lloyd Rodwin Biography
Lloyd RodwinAge: 80 renown urban planner and educator who revolutionized the study and laying out of cities. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for four decades, he…Patrick (Pat) TIBERI, Congress, OH (1962)
TIBERI Patrick (Pat) , a Representative from Ohio; born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, October 21, 1962; graduated from Northland High School, Columbus, Ohio, 1981; B.A., Ohio State…May Current Events 2023: World News
Top of Page U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…Walt Whitman: A Hand-Mirror
A Hand-MirrorHold it up sternly—see this it sends back, (who is it? is it you?) Outside fair costume, within ashes and filth, No more a flashing eye, no more a sonorous voice or springy step…Trending
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