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Theodore Elijah BURTON, Congress, OH (1851-1929)
Senate Years of Service: 1909-1915; 1928-1929 Party: Republican; Republican BURTON Theodore Elijah , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, December…1997 Medal of Science Recipients
William K. Estes, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., for fundamental theories of cognition and learning that transformed the field of experimental…Genoa
(Encyclopedia) Genoa Genoa jĕnˈōwə [key], Ital. Genova, city, capital of Genoa prov. and of…Macau
(Encyclopedia) Macau or MacaoMacaoməkouˈ [key], Port. Macau, Mandarin Aomen, special administrative region of China, formerly administered by Portugal (2015 est. pop. 601,000), 10.8 sq mi (28.2 sq km…Drake, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia) Drake, Sir Francis, 1540?–1596, English navigator and admiral, first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577–80). In 1585, Drake commanded a fleet that sacked Vigo in Spain and…The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty (“Liberty Enlightening the World”) is a 225-ton, steel-reinforced copper female figure, 151 ft 1 in. (46.05 m) in height, facing the ocean from Liberty Island1 in New…The Statue of Liberty: Facts, History & Profile
Top of Page Image Source: Getty ImagesFast Statue of Liberty Facts Height: The statue stands at a total of 305 feet, with 151 feet for the statue itself. Weight: The statue weighs 225 tons or…Charleston, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Charleston. 1 City (2020 pop. 17,286), seat of Coles co., E Ill.; inc. 1835. Charleston is an industrial, rail, and trade center located…Baltimore
(Encyclopedia) Baltimore, city (2020 pop. 575,584), N central Md., surrounded by but politically independent of Baltimore co., on the Patapsco River…Timeline: Asian-American History, 20th Century
Asian immigration to America, 1600s to the present by David Johnson 1900s 1913 1920s 1940s Next: 1950–Present 1903 Korean workers enter Hawaii. Filipino students arrive in U.S…Trending
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