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Cabinet Members Under T. Roosevelt

Secretary of State John Hay (Cont.)Elihu Root, 1905Robert Bacon, 1909Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage (Cont.)Leslie M. Shaw, 1902George B. Cortelyou, 1907Secretary of War Elihu Root (…

Mountains Quiz

Geography Quiz Country CapitalsContinentsMountains Rivers and LakesFlagsIn which country is Mount Fuji located? Japan Peru North Korea In which country is Mont Blanc located? Finland Fiji France…

John Roy LYNCH, Congress, MS (1847-1939)

LYNCH John Roy , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La., September 10, 1847; after his father's death moved with his mother to Natchez, Miss., in 1863, where…

Schurz, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Schurz, CarlSchurz, Carlsh&oobreve;rts [key], 1829–1906, American political leader, b. Germany. He studied at the Univ. of Bonn and participated in the revolutionary uprisings of…

Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. Since 1865

Lincoln, Abraham (president of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, DC, by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15.Seward, William H. (secretary of state): Escaped assassination (though…

Bryan, William Jennings

(Encyclopedia) Bryan, William JenningsBryan, William Jenningsbrīˈən [key], 1860–1925, American political leader, b. Salem, Ill. Although the nation consistently rejected him for the presidency, it…

Biographies of the Presidents

  Read bios on all of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant to Joe Biden. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe…

The First Ladies Gallery

An illustrated guide to the first ladies of the United States Please note: Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, and Ellen Arthur all died before their husbands became…

The Presidential Gallery

An illustrated guide to the presidents of the United States [ Go to the First Ladies Gallery or the Presidential Factfile! ] Barack Obama2009–Present George W. Bush2001–2009…