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White House

(Encyclopedia) White House, official name of the executive mansion of the President of the United States. It is on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C., facing Lafayette Square. The…

Vice Presidents

Find information about U.S. vice presidents, from John Adams in 1789 to Joseph Biden in 2009.   Name and (party)1 Term State of birth Birth and death dates President served under 1. John Adams (F)…

2014 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to drama to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…

Post-Watergate Campaign-Finance Reforms

Congress passes legislation to restore public confidence in government by Beth Rowen Related Links Watergate Overview Presidential Scandals: Nixon and WatergateSuper PACsIndependent…

Biographies: Notable Economists

Notable Economists Beatrice Potter Webb See also Three Economists and Their Theories People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Overview of Economics GDP…

National Historic Sites

Name and location Total acreageAbraham Lincoln Birthplace (Ky.) 344.50Allegheny Portage Railroad (Pa.) 1,249.20Andersonville (Ga.) 494.61Andrew Johnson (Tenn.) 16.68Bent's Old Fort (Colo.)…

Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses

// Cite Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists Jump to a category: AstronomersAstrophysicistsChemistsPhysicists Astronomers Adams, John Couch Al-…

Rulers of the Byzantine Empire (table)

(Encyclopedia) Rulers of the Byzantine Empire Emperor (or Empress) Dates of Reign Constantine I (the Great) 330–37 Constantius 337–61 Julian (the Apostate) 361–63 Jovian 363–64 Valens 364–…

The Alien Enemies Act

An Act respecting alien enemies Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That whenever there shall be a…