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Pertinax, the Roman emperor, was so called. He was first a seller of charcoal, then a schoolmaster, then a soldier, and lastly an emperor, but in three months he was dethroned and murdered…A Farmer: New Constitution Creates a National Government, Will not Abate Foreign Influence, Dangers of Civil War and Despotism
New Constitution Creates a National Government, Will not Abate Foreign Influence, Dangers of Civil War and DespotismA Farmer7 March 1788by A Farmer, A FarmerSee also Federalist No. 3There are…Oliver Hazard Perry Throck MORTON, Congress, IN (1823-1877)
Senate Years of Service: 1867-1877 Party: Republican MORTON Oliver Hazard Perry Throck , a Senator from Indiana; born in Salisbury, Wayne County, Ind., August 4, 1823; attended a private school in…Ushant
(Encyclopedia) UshantUshantŭshˈənt [key], Fr. Ouessant, island, 10 sq mi (25.9 sq km), Finistère dept., off Brittany, in the Atlantic, c.10 mi (16 km) from the mainland. A hazard to navigation and…Magdalen Islands
(Encyclopedia) Magdalen IslandsMagdalen Islandsmăgˈdələn [key] or Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la-Madeleineēl-də-lä-mädlĕnˈ [key], group of nine main islands and numerous islets (1991 pop. 13,991),…South Kingstown
(Encyclopedia) South KingstownSouth Kingstownkĭngˈstən, kĭngzˈtounˌ [key], town (1990 pop. 24,631), seat of Washington co., S R.I.; settled 1641, inc. 1674 as Kings Towne, divided into South…Eyjafjallajökull
(Encyclopedia) EyjafjallajökullEyjafjallajökullāˈyäfyätläyöˌkŭtl [key], glacier, S Iceland, near the coast. Roughly 39 sq mi (100 sq km) in area, it covers an active volcano, 5,466 ft (1,666 m) high…Nathaniel HAZARD, Congress, RI (1776-1820)
HAZARD Nathaniel , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., in 1776; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1792; member of the State house of…Hughes, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Richard, 1900–1976, English novelist. After graduating from Oxford in 1922, he helped found the Portmadoc Players and was for a time vice president of the Welsh National…silicosis
(Encyclopedia) silicosissilicosissĭlĭkōˈsĭs [key], occupational disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of free silica (quartz) dust over a prolonged period of time. Free silica is dispersed in the…Trending
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