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George Wallace JONES, Congress, WI (1804-1896)
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1859 Party: Democrat JONES George Wallace , a Delegate from the Territory of Michigan and the Territory of Wisconsin and a Senator from Iowa; born in Vincennes, Ind.,…Hannibal HAMLIN, Congress, ME (1809-1891)
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1857; 1857-1861; 1869-1881 Party: Democrat; Republican HAMLIN Hannibal , a Representative and a Senator from Maine and a Vice President of the United States; born at…Biographies of Notable Civil War Figures
A-H | I-M | N-S | T-Z Abraham Lincoln Related Links Gettysburg Primer Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in the…U.S. History Timeline
The defining moments of American history U.S. History is short in the grand scheme of things, but there's still a whole lot for any one person to keep straight. We've thrown together a timeline with…The Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863 By the president of the United States of America: A Proclamation. Whereas on the 22d day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the president of the United States…A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving, Part 2
Part 2: Voice of Native Americans by Neil Miller The campaign to make a regional holiday into a national celebration was realized on October 3, 1863, when Abraham Lincoln proclaimed…Important Speeches in U.S. History
Here are some important speeches that influenced the course of history. by Jennie Wood Related Links Top 100 American Speeches of the Twentieth CenturyNotable Speeches and Addresses by…2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…Presidential Assassination Attempts: 1880–1920
Everyone knows about the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, but there is a larger history of attempts on the lives of U.S. leaders. Here are the presidential…Presidential Assassination Attempts: 1920–Present
Everyone knows about the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, but there is a larger history of attempts on the lives of U.S. leaders. Here are the presidential…Trending
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