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Alabama State Facts Organized as territory: March 3, 1817Entered Union: Dec. 14, 1819 (22nd State)Present constitution adopted: 1901 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Ala./ALNickname:…Saint Brigid
Patron of babies, blacksmiths, cows and dairy workers, Ireland, midwives, poets, sailors, scholars, and travelers by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Brigid (453?–523?) Also known as St.…Zachary Taylor Biography
Zachary TaylorBorn: 11/24/1784Birthplace: Orange County, Va. Zachary Taylor was born at Montebello, Orange County, Va., on Nov. 24, 1784. Embarking on a military career in 1808, Taylor fought…Millard Fillmore Biography
Millard FillmoreBorn: 1/7/1800Birthplace: Cayuga County, N.Y. Millard Fillmore was born at Locke, Cayuga County, N.Y., on Jan. 7, 1800. A lawyer, he entered politics with the Anti-Masonic…Robert H. Bork
Robert H. Bork was one of the most famous rejected Supreme Court nominees in American history. Bork made the news in the summer of 1987, when President Ronald Reagan named him to replace retiring…James DIXON, Congress, CT (1814-1873)
Senate Years of Service: 1857-1869 Party: Republican DIXON James , a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Enfield, Hartford County, Conn., August 5, 1814; pursued preparatory…Jesse Burgess THOMAS, Congress, IN (1777-1853)
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1829 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Adams THOMAS Jesse Burgess , a Delegate from Indiana Territory and a Senator from Illinois; born in…William McKendree GWIN, Congress, MS (1805-1885)
Senate Years of Service: 1850-1855; 1857-1861 Party: Democrat; Democrat GWIN William McKendree , a Representative from Mississippi and a Senator from California; born near Gallatin, Sumner County,…Clinton, De Witt
(Encyclopedia) Clinton, De WittClinton, De Wittdə wĭtˈ [key], 1769–1828, American statesman, b. New Windsor, N.Y.; son of James Clinton. He was admitted (1790) to the New York bar but soon became…Pequot
(Encyclopedia) PequotPequotpēˈkwŏt [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The…Trending
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