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Charles BARWIG, Congress, WI (1837-1912)
BARWIG Charles , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, March 19, 1837; immigrated to the United States in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Milwaukee, Wis.;…1980 Women's Olympic Nordic Skiing Gold Medalists
Cross Country Event Time 5km Raisa Smetanina, USSR 15:06.92 10km Barbara Petzold, E. Ger. 30:31.54 4x5km E. Ger. (Rostock, Anding, Hesse, Petzold) 1:02:11.…Lower Saxony
(Encyclopedia) Lower Saxony, Ger. NiedersachsenLower Saxony,nēˈdərsäkˌsən [key], state (1994 pop. 7,480,000), 18,295 sq mi (47,384 sq km), NW Germany. Hanover is the capital. The state was formed in…Brendan Fraser
Brendan Fraser was the square-jawed, fresh-faced star of the hit 1999 film The Mummy and its sequels (2001, 2008) who took a 15-year career detour before bouncing back in 2022 in his Oscar-winning…William HEILMAN, Congress, IN (1824-1890)
HEILMAN William , a Representative from Indiana; born in Albig, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, October 11, 1824; immigrated to the United States in 1843 and settled on a farm in Vanderburg…Notable Female Artists
Georgia O'Keeffe Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…Biographies: Selected Political Scientists
Selected Political Scientists Karl Marx See also Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Political Science: Terms and Concepts…Marquesas Islands
(Encyclopedia) Marquesas IslandsMarquesas Islandsmärkāˈsäs [key], volcanic group (2002 pop. 8,712), South Pacific, a part of French Polynesia. There are 12 islands in the group, which lies c.930 mi (…Palatinate
(Encyclopedia) PalatinatePalatinatepəlătˈĭnātˌ [key], Ger. Pfalz, two regions of Germany. They are related historically, but not geographically. The Rhenish or Lower Palatinate (Ger. Rheinpfalz or…Andrew Robert KIEFER, Congress, MN (1832-1904)
KIEFER Andrew Robert , a Representative from Minnesota; born at Marienborn, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, May 25, 1832; attended school in Mainz; immigrated to the United States in 1849 and…Trending
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