The projecting stone lantern of a tower erected on St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall. It is said that the rock received its name from a religious house built to commemorate the apparition of…
(Encyclopedia) Yehoshua, A. B. (Abraham, or Avraham, “Bulli” Yehoshua), 1936–, Israeli writer.He has taught at several schools, and since 1967 has lived in Haifa, where he teaches at the city's…
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(Encyclopedia) Russell, Richard B., 1897–1971, American political leader, b. Winder, Ga. The son of a justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, he began his political career as a state representative (…
Indictment Against Susan B...Preface At the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and members of Congress, in November, 1872, Susan B. Anthony, and…
REYNOLDS James B. , a Representative from Tennessee; born in County Antrim, Ireland, in
1779; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States and settled
in Clarksville, Tenn.;…
(Encyclopedia) Hussein IHussein Ih&oobreve;sānˈ, –īnˈ [key], 1935–99, king of Jordan; educated in England at Harrow and Sandhurst. He ascended the throne (1953) after his grandfather Abdullah I…
Address of Mrs. Isabella Beec... Address of Miss Susan B. Anthony. Miss Susan B. Anthony next addressed the committee. She said: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, the only…
WERNER Theodore B. , a Representative from South Dakota;
born in Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, June 2, 1892;
attended the public and parochial schools;
moved to Rapid City, S.Dak., in 1909;…
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