RUMSFELD Donald Henry , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill.,
July 9, 1932; A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., 1954; received a
commission in the United…
(Encyclopedia) Reagan, Ronald WilsonReagan, Ronald Wilsonrāˈgən [key], 1911–2004, 40th president of the United States (1981–89), b. Tampico, Ill. In 1932, after graduation from Eureka College, he…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 2, 1806February 4, 1806February 3, 1806 Monday February 3rd 1806. About three o'clock Drewyer and La Page, returned; Drewyer had killed…
Senate Years of Service: 1808-1813; 1822-1826
Party: Federalist; Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist; Adams LLOYD James , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., in December 1769;…
A till. Hence lob-sneak, one who robs the till; and lob-sneaking, robbing tills. (See next article.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lob's PoundLoaves and…
To give one a roasting. To banter, him, to expose him to sharp words. Shakespeare, in Hamlet, speaks of roasting “in wrath and fire.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…
Senate Years of Service: 1919-1922
Party: Republican NEWBERRY Truman Handy , a Senator from Michigan; born in Detroit, Mich., November 5, 1864;
attended public and private schools; graduated from…
Senate Years of Service: 1808-1813; 1822-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1826 Party: Federalist; Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist; Adams LLOYD, James, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston,…
Nat"Please, sir, is this Plumfield?" asked a ragged boy of the man who opened the great gate at which the omnibus left him. "Yes. Who sent you?" "Mr. Laurence. I have got a letter for the…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 10, 1804October 12, 1804October 11, 1804 11th of October Thursday 1804 wind S. E. at 11 oClock met the 1s Chief in Council, he Thanked us…
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