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Iowa State University of Science and Technology
(Encyclopedia) Iowa State University of Science and Technology, at Ames, commonly known as Iowa State University; land-grant with state and federal support; coeducational; chartered 1858, opened 1868…Michigan State University
(Encyclopedia) Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state…Bickerdyke, Mary Ann
(Encyclopedia) Bickerdyke, Mary Ann, 1817–1901, Union nurse in the American Civil War, b. Mary Ann Ball in Knox co., Ohio. Generally called Mother Bickerdyke, she served throughout the war in the…Motley, John Lothrop
(Encyclopedia) Motley, John Lothrop, 1814–77, American historian and diplomat, b. Dorchester, Mass. Author of two novels concerning Thomas Morton (1839 and 1849), as well as a number of articles for…Cadillac, Antoine de la Mothe
(Encyclopedia) Cadillac, Antoine de la MotheCadillac, Antoine de la MotheFr. äNtwänˈ də lä môt kädēyäkˈ [key], c.1658–1730, French colonial governor in North America, founder of Detroit. Of the minor…The Top Ten: Youngest U.S. Presidents
Youngest U.S. Presidents (By age upon taking office) Rank President Years Days 1. Theodore Roosevelt 42 322 2…ARENTZ, Samuel Shaw (Ulysses), Congress, IL (1879-1934)
ARENTZ, Samuel Shaw (Ulysses), a Representative from Nevada; born in Chicago, Ill., January 8, 1879; attended the public and high schools; was graduated from the Chicago Manual Training School in…Samuel Shaw (Ulysses) ARENTZ, Congress, NV (1879-1934)
ARENTZ Samuel Shaw (Ulysses) , a Representative from Nevada; born in Chicago, Ill., January 8, 1879; attended the public and high schools; was graduated from the Chicago Manual Training School in…Richardson, William Adams
(Encyclopedia) Richardson, William Adams, 1821–96, American jurist and U.S. secretary of the Treasury, b. Tyngsboro, Mass. Admitted to the bar in 1846, he helped to codify the statute law of…Puerto Rico, University of
(Encyclopedia) Puerto Rico, University of, main campus at Río Piedras, near San Juan; land-grant and commonwealth; coeducational; founded 1903 as successor to a normal school. The Río Piedras campus…Trending
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