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Louis ST. MARTIN, Congress, LA (1820-1893)

ST. MARTIN Louis , a Representative from Louisiana; born in St. Charles Parish, La., on May 17, 1820; attended St. Mary's College, Missouri, and Jefferson College, Louisiana; entered a notarial…

National Transplant Data

The following table lists the number of registered patients in the United States who are waiting for transplants, according to type of organ. Registered U.S. Patients Waiting for…

Blanche Kelso BRUCE, Congress, MS (1841-1898)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1881 Party: Republican BRUCE Blanche Kelso , a Senator from Mississippi; born in slavery near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., March 1, 1841; was tutored by his…

Beware of Illegal Patent Services

Source: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. A patent, in the most general sense, is a document issued by a government, conferring some special right or privilege. The term is…

Kazakhstan Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Kazakhstan Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY The majority of Kazakhstanis…

amusement park

(Encyclopedia) amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and…

Hamer, Fannie Lou

(Encyclopedia) Hamer, Fannie Lou, 1917–1977, U.S. voting rights activist and civil rights leader, b. Montgomery County, Miss. Fannie Lou Hamer was the…

Brewer's: Paris-Garden

A bear-garden; a noisy, disorderly place. In allusion to the bear-garden so called on the Thames bank-side, kept by Robert de Paris in the reign of Richard II. “Do you take the court for a…

Brewer's: Parisian

Made at Paris; after the mode of Paris; a native of Paris; like a native of Paris. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Parisian WeddingParish Registers A B C…