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George McCULLOCH, Congress, PA (1792-1861)

McCULLOCH George , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., February 22, 1792; upon the death of his parents was sent to Cumberland County, Pa., where he was…

Phillips, Wendell

(Encyclopedia) Phillips, Wendell, 1811–84, American reformer and orator, b. Boston, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1831; LL.B., 1834). He was admitted to the bar in 1834 but, having sufficient income of his…

Freedmen's Bureau

(Encyclopedia) Freedmen's Bureau, in U.S. history, a federal agency, formed to aid and protect the newly freed blacks in the South after the Civil War. Established by an act of Mar. 3, 1865, under…

2002 European PGA Tour Results

Official money won on the European Tour is presented in euros (E). 2002 Last Rd Tournament Winner Earnings Runner-Up Jan. 13 South African Open Tim Clark (269) E128,052…

The Mummy

Director/Writer: Stephen SommersUniversal; PG-13; 134 minutesRelease: 6/99Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz , John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo Three thousand years ago Imhotep slept with the…

Mia Farrow Biography

Mia Farrow(Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow)actressBorn: 2/9/1945Birthplace: Los Angeles Actress whose intelligent and sensitively shaped roles have more often been overshadowed by her…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the comedian who has starred in the long-running series Seinfeld (1990-98) and Veep (beginning in 2012). Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her start in big-time comedy at Chicago's…

Marshall Plan

(Encyclopedia) Marshall Plan or European Recovery Program, project instituted at the Paris Economic Conference (July, 1947) to foster economic recovery in certain European countries after World War…

Alien and Sedition Acts

(Encyclopedia) Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798, four laws enacted by the Federalist-controlled U.S. Congress, allegedly in response to the hostile actions of the French Revolutionary government on the…