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Wilson, Woodrow
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Woodrow (Thomas Woodrow Wilson), 1856–1924, 28th President of the United States (1913–21), b. Staunton, Va. Wilson's writings on history and jurisprudence include Division…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…Iceland
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Iceland, Icel. Ísland, officially Republic of Iceland, republic (2015 est. pop. 330,000), 39,698 sq mi (102,819 sq km), the westernmost state of Europe, occupying an island in…New Jersey
(Encyclopedia) CE5 New Jersey, Middle Atlantic state of the E United States. It is bordered by New York State (N and, across the Hudson River and New York Harbor, E), the Atlantic Ocean (E),…State of the Union Address: Grover Cleveland (December 8, 1885)
Grover Cleveland (December 8, 1885) To the Congress of the United States: Your assembling is clouded by a sense of public bereavement, caused by the recent and sudden death of Thomas A. Hendricks,…State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 5, 1905)
Theodore Roosevelt (December 5, 1905) To the Senate and House of Representatives: The people of this country continue to enjoy great prosperity. Undoubtedly there will be ebb and flow in such…State of the Union Address: William H. Taft (December 3, 1912)
William H. Taft (December 3, 1912) Jump to Part II | Part III To the Senate and House of Representatives: The foreign relations of the United States actually and potentially affect the state of the…Australia
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Australia Australia ôstrālˈyə [key], smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the…American Revolution
(Encyclopedia) American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is…California
(Encyclopedia) CE5 CaliforniaCaliforniakălˌĭfôrˈnyə [key], most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona…