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Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 1

Part 1I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease…

Margaret C. Meg, Whitman Biography

Margaret C. “Meg,” Whitmanbusiness executiveBorn: 1957Birthplace: New York She grew up in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y. When Whitman entered Princeton University, she planned a…

Morton, David

Morton, David[1886-1957](3)Born in Elkton, Ky., Feb. 21, 1886. Educated in the public schools of Louisville, Ky., and at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., where he graduated with the…

David Morton: Old Ships

Old ShipsDavid MortonThere is a memory stays upon old ships, A weightless cargo in the musty hold, — Of bright lagoons and prow-caressing lips, Of stormy midnights, — and a tale untold.…

Donald Campbell McRUER, Congress, CA (1826-1898)

McRUER Donald Campbell , a Representative from California; born in Bangor, Maine, March 10, 1826; pursued an academic course; moved to San Francisco, Calif., in 1851 and engaged in the business of…

Ezra BAKER, Congress, NJ (1765)

BAKER Ezra , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Tuckerton, N.J., in 1765c; moved with his parents to the Province of East Jersey about 1765; educated for the medical profession and…

Abel HUNTINGTON, Congress, NY (1777-1858)

HUNTINGTON Abel , a Representative from New York; born in Norwich, Conn., February 21, 1777; received a liberal schooling; moved to East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y., where he practiced medicine…

Iva Toguri D'Aquino 2006 Deaths

Iva Toguri D'AquinoAge: 94 Japanese-American woman who returned to Japan in 1941 to care for a sick relative and got stranded there after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. She went to work as an…

Francis Barretto SPINOLA, Congress, NY (1821-1891)

SPINOLA Francis Barretto , a Representative from New York; born at Stony Brook, Long Island, N.Y., March 19, 1821; attended Quaker Hill Academy in Dutchess County; studied law; was admitted to the…