On April 12, 1776, the legislature of North Carolina authorized its delegates to the Continental Congress to join with others in a declaration of separation from Great Britain; the first…
Joe AdcockAge: 71 power-hitting first baseman for Milwaukee Braves who teamed up with Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews in an extraordinarily powerful lineup of the 1950's; established the major-…
Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, 1789Edmund Randolph, 1794Timothy Pickering, 1795Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, 1789Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 1795Secretary of War Henry Knox,…
Bird or Beast?Did any bird come flying
After Adam and Eve,
When the door was shut against them
And they sat down to grieve?I think not Eve's peacock
Splendid to see,
And I think not…
TRIMBLE David , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Frederick County, Va., in
June 1782; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg,
Va., in 1799; studied law; was…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825
Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican PARROTT John Fabyan , a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H.,
August 8…
SLOANE John , a Representative from Ohio; born in York, Pa., in 1779; moved to Ohio in early
youth; completed preparatory studies; member of the state house of representatives 1803-1805 and
in…
Senate Years of Service: 1816-1825
Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican TAYLOR Waller , a Senator from Indiana; born in Lunenburg County, Va., before 1786; attended the
common…
KIDDER David , a Representative from Maine; born in Dresden, Lincoln County, Maine, December 8,
1787; pursued classical studies with private tutors; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
Anne BaxteractressBorn: 5/7/1923Birthplace: Michigan City, Indiana A versatile stage and screen performer, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in The Razor's Edge (1946…
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