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Joseph Mosley ROOT, Congress, OH (1807-1879)
ROOT Joseph Mosley , a Representative from Ohio; born in Brutus, Cayuga County, N.Y., October 7, 1807; pursued classical studies; studied law in Auburn, N.Y.; moved to Ohio in 1829; was…Howard Shultz MILLER, Congress, KS (1879-1970)
MILLER Howard Shultz , a Representative from Kansas; born in Somerset County, Pa., February 27, 1879; moved with his family in 1882 to Morrill, Kans.; attended the public schools of Brown County…Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) (U.S.)
Destination: Mars. Launched: June 10, 2003 (Spirit) and July 7 (Opportunity). Arrival: Jan. 2004. Mission: To deploy, in two different locations, Spirit and Opportunity, two identical long-range…Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was a U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1851-74) who was active in the movement to abolish slavery and to give equal rights to Black Americans before and after the Civil War. Yet he's…Walt Whitman: Italian Music in Dakota
Italian Music in Dakota["The Seventeenth—the finest Regimental Band I ever heard."]Through the soft evening air enwinding all, Rocks, woods, fort, cannon, pacing sentries, endless wilds, In…Walt Whitman: Now Precedent Songs, Farewell
Now Precedent Songs, FarewellNow precedent songs, farewell—by every name farewell, (Trains of a staggering line in many a strange procession, waggons, From ups and downs—with intervals—from…Sonnets by William Shakespeare: LXIX
Sonnet LXVIII Sonnet LXX LXIX Those parts of thee that the world's eye doth view Want nothing that the thought of hearts can mend; All tongues-the voice of souls-give thee that due,…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: A Causeway
Alarm and Pride Two in Trouble A Causeway A RICH Woman having returned from abroad disembarked at the foot of Knee-deep Street, and was about to walk to her hotel through the mud…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Politicians and the Plunder
The Deceased and his Heirs The Man and the Wart The Politicians and the Plunder SEVERAL Political Entities were dividing the spoils. "I will take the management of the prisons,"…Samuel Harrison COON, Congress, OR (1903-1980)
COON Samuel Harrison , a Representative from Oregon; born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, April 15, 1903; attended public schools in Cambridge and Boise, Idaho; graduated from the University of…Trending
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