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Burnet Rhett MAYBANK, Congress, SC (1899-1954)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1954 Party: Democrat MAYBANK Burnet Rhett , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 7, 1899; attended the public schools; graduated from Porter…

Hootie & the Blowfish Biography

Hootie & the Blowfishrock group With the release of 1994's Cracked Rear View, which yielded the popular singles “Hold My Hand,” “Let Her Cry,” and “Only Want To Be With You,” Hootie…

The South

Source: The U.S. Department of State The South is perhaps the most distinctive and colorful American region. The American Civil War (1861-65) devastated the South socially and economically.…

A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass

Amy LowellDedicationLife, like a dome of many-coloured glass, Stains the white radiance of Eternity. Shelley , Adonais. Le silence est si grand que mon coeur en frissonne, Seul, le bruit de…

The Tall Ships Set Sail

Powerful 18th and 19th century sailing ships converge on Boston by David Johnson Take the Tall Ships Quiz! The HMS Bounty Interesting Tall Ships The Kruzenshtern…

Deadly Insects<

Killer bees, termites wreak havoc in the U.S. by David Johnson Killer bees have killed an estimated 1,000 people in the Americas. Where are the killer bees established? Texas…

Performing Arts Timeline

534 B.C.Thespis wins the first public contest for tragic poets in Greece, and the term thespian derives from his name. He also introduces masks, which become a staple of Greek and Roman…