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John WHEELER, Congress, NY (1823-1906)

WHEELER John , a Representative from New York; born in Humphreysville (now Seymour), New Haven County, Conn., February 11, 1823; attended the common schools at Cheshire, Conn.; moved to New York…

Frederick Edward WHITE, Congress, IA (1844-1920)

WHITE Frederick Edward , a Representative from Iowa; born in Prussia, Germany, January 19, 1844; immigrated to the United States in 1857 with his mother, who settled on a farm in Keokuk County,…

William H. Taft

William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, serving one term from 1909-1913. Taft was the son of Alphonso Taft, Secretary of War and Attorney General in the cabinet of Ulysses S…

NHRA Results, 2001

2001 Season Winston Point Standings Schedule and results of National Hot Rod Association Drag Racing events in the Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock divisions in 2001. All times are…

Pakistan Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Pakistan Index: People Historical Overview Government and Political Organization National Security Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Pakistan Relations…

Christina Rossetti: Consider

Consider(Macmillan's Magazine, Jan. 1866.) Consider The lilies of the field whose bloom is brief:— We are as they; Like them we fade away, As doth a leaf. Consider The…

Schauffler, Robert Haven

Schauffler, Robert Haven[1879-1964](2)Born at Brün, Austria, though of American parentage, on April 8, 1879. He studied at Northwestern University, but took his degree of A.B. from Princeton…

The Devil's Dictionary: Electricity

by Ambrose Bierce ELECTORELEGYELECTRICITY -n. The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else. It is the same thing as lightning, and its famous…