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McCormick, Robert Sanderson
(Encyclopedia) McCormick, Robert Sanderson, 1849–1919, American diplomat, b. Rockbridge co., Va.; nephew of Cyrus Hall McCormick. President McKinley appointed (1901) him minister to Austria-Hungary.…Bunau-Varilla, Philippe Jean
(Encyclopedia) Bunau-Varilla, Philippe JeanBunau-Varilla, Philippe Jeanfēlēpˈ zhäN bünōˈ-värēyäˈ [key], 1859–1940, French engineer, prominent in the Panama Canal controversy. An engineer after 1884…Buffalo, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Buffalo, city (2020 pop. 278,349), seat of Erie co., W N.Y., on Lake Erie and the Niagara and Buffalo rivers; inc. 1832. With more than…Choate, Joseph Hodges
(Encyclopedia) Choate, Joseph HodgesChoate, Joseph Hodgeschōt [key], 1832–1917, American lawyer and diplomat, b. Salem, Mass.; nephew of Rufus Choate. After being admitted (1855) to the bar, he moved…Dole, Sanford Ballard
(Encyclopedia) Dole, Sanford Ballard, 1844–1926, Hawaiian statesman, b. Honolulu, of American missionary parents. After education in the United States he returned to Hawaii and became prominent in…Waters, Muddy
(Encyclopedia) Waters, Muddy, 1915–83, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. Rolling Fork, Miss., as McKinley Morganfield. As a teenager he began singing and playing traditional country…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: William McKinley: First Inaugural Address
Grover Cleveland William McKinley William McKinley First Inaugural Address Thursday, March 4, 1897 Fellow-Citizens: IN obedience to the will of the people, and in their presence, by…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: William McKinley: Second Inaugural Address
William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William McKinley Second Inaugural Address Monday, March 4, 1901 My Fellow-Citizens: WHEN we assembled here on the 4th of March, 1897, there was…Foraker, Joseph Benson
(Encyclopedia) Foraker, Joseph BensonForaker, Joseph Bensonfŏrˈəkər [key], 1846–1917, American politician, b. Highland co., Ohio. After service in the Civil War, he practiced law in Cincinnati and…free silver
(Encyclopedia) free silver, in U.S. history, term designating the political movement for the unlimited coinage of silver. In 1896 free silver became the major issue of a presidential campaign when…Trending
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