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John Leonard PILCHER, Congress, GA (1898-1981)

PILCHER John Leonard , a Representative from Georgia; born on a farm near Meigs, Thomas County, Ga., August 27, 1898; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits for thirty-five…

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 62

Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 61 Chapter 63 Chapter 62 1 Tao has of all things the most honoured place. No treasures give good men so rich a grace; Bad men it…

Top Ten Greenest Colleges in the U.S., 2009

The Sierra Club selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-energy purchases, green-building policies,…

The Bounty

A 1789 mutiny which led to a modern-day colony on Pitcairn Island Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press.The Bounty was the British…

Nathan FRANK, Congress, MO (1852-1931)

FRANK Nathan , a Representative from Missouri; born in Peoria, Ill., February 23, 1852; attended the public schools of Peoria and St. Louis and Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.; was…

Frank Jacob LE FEVRE, Congress, NY (1874-1941)

LE FEVRE Frank Jacob , a Representative from New York; born in New Paltz, Ulster County, N.Y., November 30, 1874; attended the public schools and the New Paltz Normal School; became engaged in…

James Lawrence GETZ, Congress, PA (1821-1891)

GETZ James Lawrence , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., September 14, 1821; pursued an academic course; one of the founders of the Reading Gazette in 1840;…

David Smith BENNETT, Congress, NY (1811-1894)

BENNETT David Smith , a Representative from New York; born on a farm near Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 3, 1811; attended the common schools and the local academy in Onondaga; engaged in…