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Ellis Island
(Encyclopedia) Ellis Island, island, c.27 acres (10.9 hectares), in Upper New York Bay, SW of Manhattan island. Government-controlled since 1808, it was long the site of an arsenal and a fort, but…Clifford Peter HANSEN, Congress, WY (1912-2009)
Senate Years of Service: 1967-1978 Party: Republican HANSEN Clifford Peter , a Senator from Wyoming; born in Zenith, Teton (then Lincoln) County, Wyo., October 16, 1912; attended the public schools…electoral college
(Encyclopedia) electoral college, in U.S. government, the body of electors that chooses the president and vice president. The Constitution, in Article 2, Section 1, provides: “Each State shall…State of the Union Address: Calvin Coolidge (December 8, 1925)
Calvin Coolidge (December 8, 1925) Members of the Congress: In meeting the constitutional requirement of informing the Congress upon the state of the Union, it is exceedingly gratifying to report…