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Danish West Indies

(Encyclopedia) Danish West Indies: see Virgin Islands of the United States.

Christiansted

(Encyclopedia) Christiansted Christiansted krĭsˈchənstĕdˌ [key], town, chief city of St. Croix, one of the U.S. Virgin…

Liberty Day: U.S. Virgin Islands

Celebrating the life and work of David Hamilton Jackson by Liz Olson Held as a public holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands annually on 1 November, Liberty Day commemorates David…

Judah Philip BENJAMIN, Congress, LA (1811-1884)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1861 Party: Whig; Opposition; Democrat BENJAMIN Judah Philip , a Senator from Louisiana; born on the Island of St. Croix, Danish West Indies (…

Seward, William Henry

(Encyclopedia) Seward, William Henry, 1801–72, American statesman, b. Florida, Orange co., N.Y. In 1861, Seward became Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln, and many expected him to be the…

U.S. History Timeline: 1900–1949

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesBetween 1900 and 1949 the United States experienced rapid social, political, and technological expansion. It also experienced wars and natural catastrophes that…

Denmark

(Encyclopedia) CE5 DenmarkDenmarkdĕnˈmärk, Dan. Danmark, officially Kingdom of Denmark, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 5,689,000), 16,629 sq mi (43,069 sq km), N Europe. It borders on Germany in the…