Below is the composition of the 113th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2012 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for…
(Encyclopedia) Graham, Martha, 1894–1991, American dancer, choreographer, and teacher, b. Pittsburgh. Her family moved from Allegheny, Pa., to Santa Barbara, Calif., when she was 14. After 1916,…
Lady Duff Gordon, writing from Cairo, says: “Yesterday I saw a camel go through the eye of a needle —i.e. a low arched door of an enclosure. He must kneel and bow his head to go through,…
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The Egyptians and Phrygians deified rats. The people of Bassora and Cambay to the present time forbid their destruction. In Egypt the rat symbolised “utter destruction;” it also symbolised…
The Lion and the LambWhen the boys were gone a lull fell upon Plumfield, and the family scattered to various places for brief outings, as August had come and all felt the need of change. The…
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Michigan State Information
Capital: Lansing
Official Name: Michigan
Entered Union (rank): January 26th, 1837 (26th state)
Present constitution adopted: April 1st, 1963 (effective January…
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