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Stevens, Thaddeus
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792–1868, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1849–53, 1859–68), b. Danville, Vt. He taught in an academy at York, Pa., studied law, and was admitted to the bar…Saarland
(Encyclopedia) SaarlandSaarlandzärˈlänt [key], state (1994 pop. 1,080,000), 991 sq mi (2,567 sq km), SW Germany; formerly called the Saar or the Saar Territory. Saarbrücken is the capital; other…Iva Toguri D'Aquino 2006 Deaths
Iva Toguri D'AquinoAge: 94 Japanese-American woman who returned to Japan in 1941 to care for a sick relative and got stranded there after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. She went to work as an…Thuringia
(Encyclopedia) ThuringiaThuringiath&oobreve;rĭnˈjə [key], Ger. Thüringen, state (1994 pop. 2,533,000), 6,273 sq mi (16,251 sq km), central Germany. It is bordered on the south by Bavaria, on the…Glossary of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Related Terms
Haram As Sharif, Knesset, Nakba, and more by Jennie Wood A-Q | R-W Balfour Declaration On Nov. 2, 1917, the British government stated that it supported creating a "national home" for…State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 7, 1847)
James Polk (December 7, 1847) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The annual meeting of Congress is always an interesting event. The representatives of the States and…Nuclear Ambitions Ebb and Flow
—Borgna Brunner On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake > the largest earthquake in 40 years—ruptured the floor of the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The…State of the Union Address: William McKinley (December 5, 1898)
William McKinley (December 5, 1898) To the Senate and House of Representatives: Notwithstanding the added burdens rendered necessary by the war, our people rejoice in a very satisfactory and…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by Ray Stannard Baker</cite>
The Heart of the Race Problem Negro Suffrage in a Democracy by Ray Stannard Baker In this paper I endeavor to lay down the fundamental principles which should govern the Negro…Selected Essays in Black History: The March of Progress
Signs of Progress Among the Negroes The Freedmen's Bureau The March of Progress by Charles W. Chesnutt The colored people of Patesville had at length gained the object they had for…Trending
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