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Van Buren, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Van Buren, Martin, 1782–1862, 8th President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kinderhook, Columbia co., N.Y. He was again the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in 1840…Passover: Feast Without the Yeast
Why are some foods kosher and others not? Passover Dates (from sundown to sundown of the following dates) 2020: April 92021: March 282022: April 162023: April 62024: April 232025: April…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Hellas, Preface
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Prologue to Hellas Preface The poem of "Hellas", written at the suggestion of the events of the moment, is a mere improvise, and derives its interest (should it be…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Hymn to Intellectual Beauty
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The SunsetMont BlancHymn to Intellectual Beauty 1. The awful shadow of some unseen Power Floats though unseen among us,—visiting[1] This various world with as…Milestone Cases in Supreme Court History
Read about landmark cases that have changed history, from Marbury v. Madison to the challenge to Obamacare. 1803Marbury v. Madison was the first instance in which a law passed by Congress…September 2000 Feature Schedule
September 2000 Feature Schedule Note: This schedule lists only the day's lead feature(s). Five to ten articles are featured daily. Schedule is subject to change.Aug. 2000 | October 2000 Monday…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Daemon of the World Part 2
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Part 1 Part 2 O happy Earth! reality of Heaven! To which those restless powers that ceaselessly Throng through the human universe aspire; Thou consummation of all…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 3
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 2 Canto 4 Canto 3 What thoughts had sway o'er Cythna's lonely slumber That night, I know not; but my own did seem As if they might ten thousand years outnumber…Vermont
Vermont State Information Capital: Montpelier Official Name: State of Vermont Organized as a territory/republic: January 15, 1777 Entered Union (rank): March 4, 1791 (14th state) Present…Civil War, in U.S. history
(Encyclopedia) Civil War, in U.S. history, conflict (1861–65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. It is generally…Trending
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