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(Encyclopedia) dowrydowrydouˈrē [key], the property that a woman brings to her husband at the time of the marriage. The dowry apparently originated in the giving of a marriage gift by the family of…Breckinridge, John
(Encyclopedia) Breckinridge, John, 1760–1806, American statesman, b. Augusta co., Va; grandfather of John Cabell Breckinridge. After he was admitted (1785) to the bar, he practiced law in…White, Edward Douglass
(Encyclopedia) White, Edward Douglass, 1845–1921, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1894–1910), 9th chief justice of the United States (1910–21), b. Lafourche parish, La. He attended the…Taymyr Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Taymyr Peninsula or Taimyr PeninsulaTaymyr Peninsulaboth: tīmĭrˈ [key], northernmost projection of Siberia, N Krasnoyarsk Territory, N central Siberian Russia, between the estuaries of…New Caledonia
(Encyclopedia) New Caledonia, Fr. Nouvelle Calédonie, officially Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, internally self-governing dependency of France (2015 est. pop. 269,000), land area 7,241…Heard Island
(Encyclopedia) Heard Island, barren, uninhabited subantarctic island, 142 sq mi (368 sq km), S Indian Ocean, located some 300 mi (483 km) SE of the Kerguelen Islands. Mountainous and largely covered…Alexander Hamilton STEPHENS, Congress, GA (1812-1883)
STEPHENS Alexander Hamilton , a Representative from Georgia; born near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga., on February 11, 1812; attended private and public schools; was graduated from the…William Brimage BATE, Congress, TN (1826-1905)
Senate Years of Service: 1887-1905 Party: Democrat BATE William Brimage , a Senator from Tennessee; born near Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tenn., October 7, 1826; completed an academic course…State of the Union Address: Thomas Jefferson (December 2, 1806)
Thomas Jefferson (December 2, 1806) The Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: It would have given me, fellow citizens, great satisfaction to announce in the moment of your…Information Please Registration Page
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