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John SLIDELL, Congress, LA (1793-1871)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1861 Party: Democrat SLIDELL John , a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born in New York City in 1793; graduated from Columbia College (later Columbia…

James Murray MASON, Congress, VA (1798-1871)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1861 Party: Democrat MASON James Murray , a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born on Analostan Island, Fairfax County, Va. (now Theodore Roosevelt Island,…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Last Farewell

The Last FarewellLines Written by the Author's Brother, Edward Bliss Emerson, Whilst Sailing out of Boston Harbor, Bound for the Island of Porto Rico, in 1832Farewell, ye lofty spires That…

Before the Revolution

1763 Treaty of Paris. Ended the Seven Years War 1764 Sugar Act. Parliament, desiring revenue from its North American colonies, passed the first law specifically aimed at raising…

National Recreation Areas

Name and location Total acreageAmistad (Tex.) 58,500.00Bighorn Canyon (Wyo.-Mont.) 120,296.22Big South Fork (Ky.-Tenn.)125,310.34Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.)1,482.25Chattahoochee River (Ga…

2-Year-Old Colt or Gelding

2-Year-Old Colt or GeldingYear 1971 Riva Ridge1972 Secretariat1973 Protagonist1974 Foolish Pleasure1975 Honest Pleasure1976 Seattle Slew1977 Affirmed1978 Spectacular Bid1979 Rockhill…

History of the Tea Party Movement

New Political Movement Quickly Found Loyal Following by Beth Rowen One of several Tea Party protests Related Links U.S. GovernmentFacts About SenatorsBiography of Sarah Palin…

Final 1996

HORSESAgeSts1-2-3EarningsCigar685-2-1$4,910,000Skip Away3126-2-22,699,280Alphabet Soup574-1-12,536,450Boston Harbor276-1-01,928,605Louis Quatorze3124-3-11,854,908Editor's Note3122-2-21,258,…

Juvenile

Juvenile Distances: one mile (1984-85, 87); 11/16 miles (1986 and since 1988).Year Winner (Margin)Time Jockey Trainer 2nd place 3rd place1984 Chief's Crown (3/4)1:361/5 Don MacBeth Roger…