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Donald Barrows PARTRIDGE, Congress, ME (1891-1946)
PARTRIDGE Donald Barrows , a Representative from Maine; born in Norway, Oxford County, Maine, June 7, 1891; attended the common and high schools and was graduated from Bates College, Lewiston,…James MERIWETHER, Congress, GA (1789-1854)
MERIWETHER James , a Representative from Georgia; born near Washington, Wilkes County, Ga., in 1789; attended the common schools; was graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1807…Dean Milton GILLESPIE, Congress, CO (1884-1949)
GILLESPIE Dean Milton , a Representative from Colorado; born in Salina, Saline County, Kans., May 3, 1884; attended the public schools and Salina Normal University; engaged in agricultural…Recap of the 2000 American Soccer Season
It says something about the state of American Soccer on the international stage when the men's team could fail to win a medal but the trip could be seen as a completely successful one, while the…Long, Huey Pierce
(Encyclopedia) Long, Huey Pierce, 1893–1935, American political leader, b. Winnfield, La.; brother of Earl Long. Originally a farm boy, he was an extremely successful traveling salesman before…Rhodes, Cecil John
(Encyclopedia) Rhodes, Cecil JohnRhodes, Cecil Johnsĕsˈĭl, rōdz [key], 1853–1902, British imperialist and business magnate. A trip in 1875 through the rich territories of Transvaal and…Stevenson, Robert Louis
(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, b. Edinburgh. Handicapped from youth by delicate health, he struggled all his life against tuberculosis. He…Strauss, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Strauss, RichardStrauss, Richardrĭkhˈärt shtrous [key], 1864–1949, German composer. Strauss brought to a culmination the development of the 19th-century symphonic poem, and was a…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Charming Month Of May
by Robert Burns Behold, My Love, How Green The GrovesLassie Wi' The Lint-White LocksThe Charming Month Of May Tune-"Daintie Davie." It was the charming month of May, When all…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, August 9, 1805
Day 836 Day 838 Clark, August 9, 1805 August 9th Friday 1805 a fine morning wind from the N. E we proceeded on verry well rapid places more noumerous than below, Shannon the man whome we…Trending
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