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Muriel Buck HUMPHREY, Congress, MN (1912-1998)

Senate Years of Service: 1978-1978 Party: Democrat HUMPHREY Muriel Buck , a Senator from Minnesota; born Muriel Fay Buck in Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak., February 20, 1912; educated in the public…

Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold

The Price of Beauty There are a lot of reasons for the incredible price tags on artwork. The commissioning and purchasing of artwork has been a major status symbol for the wealthy for all of…

Noble Andrew HULL, Congress, FL (1827-1907)

HULL Noble Andrew , a Representative from Florida; born in Little York, Camden County, Ga., March 11, 1827; attended the county schools and Chatham Academy, Savannah, Ga.; engaged in mercantile…

Algiers

(Encyclopedia) Algiers Algiers ăljērzˈ [key], Arab. Al-Jaza'Ir, Fr. Alger Algiers älzhāˈ [key], city (2021 pop. 2,809,158), capital of Algeria, N Algeria, on…

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Dramatis Personae

Dramatis PersonaeClaudius, king of Denmark. Hamlet, son to the late, and nephew to the present king.Polonius, lord chamberlain. Horatio, friend to Hamlet.Laertes, son to Polonius.Lucianus,…

Cabinet Members Under Buchanan

Secretary of State Lewis Cass, 1857Jeremiah S. Black, 1860Secretary of the Treasury Howell Cobb, 1857Philip F. Thomas, 1860John A. Dix, 1861Secretary of War John B. Floyd, 1857Joseph Holt,…

William Powell

Name at birth: William Horatio PowellWilliam Powell became a star of the big screen in the 1930s, as the model of sharp-edged, sophisticated wit in films such as The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (…

Walpole, Horace, 4th earl of Orford

(Encyclopedia) Walpole, Horace or Horatio, 4th earl of Orford, 1717–97, English author; youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, he toured the Continent with his friend…

1940 – 1949 World History

Winston Churchill (1874–1965)National Archives and Records Admin.Yalta ConferenceU.S. Army PhotosAnne Frank(1929–1945)Archive PhotosHarry S. Truman (1884–1972)The Library of Congress Picture…

Ulysses Simpson Grant

Ulysses Simpson GrantBorn: 4/27/1822Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio Ulysses Simpson Grant was born (as Hiram Ulysses Grant) at Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822. He graduated from West…