(Encyclopedia) Weed, ThurlowWeed, Thurlowthûrˈlō [key], 1797–1882, American journalist and political leader, b. Cairo, N.Y. After working on various newspapers in W New York, Weed joined the…
(Encyclopedia) Bancroft, George, 1800–1891, American historian and public official, b. Worcester, Mass. He taught briefly at Harvard and then at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Mass., of which…
So General Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States, was called. (1786-1853.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RoughsRough and Ready A B C D…
First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Viviana Risca, 17, Paul D.Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington, N.Y., for her computer science project, “DNA-based Steganography,” which studied…
(Encyclopedia) Fillmore, Millard, 1800–1874, 13th President of the United States (July, 1850–Mar., 1853), b. Locke (now Summer Hill), N.Y. Because he was compelled to work at odd jobs at an early age…
Zachary Taylor James Buchanan Franklin Pierce Inaugural Address Friday, March 4, 1853 My Countrymen: IT a relief to feel that no heart but my own can know the personal regret and…
