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Robert E. Lee
Name at birth: Robert Edward LeeRobert E. Lee was the Confederacy's most famous general in the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee was first a soldier in the U.S. Army: He attended West Point (…Walt Whitman: The Wallabout Martyrs
The Wallabout MartyrsGreater than memory of Achilles or Ulysses, More, more by far to thee than tomb of Alexander, Those cart loads of old charnel ashes, scales and splints of mouldy bones,…New $20 Bill
The U.S. Treasury adopted a new design for the $20 dollar bill in fall 2003. The new bill incorporates security features introduced in the 1990s, including a watermark and a security thread—…2014 Newbery Medal and Honor Books
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children…Inaugural Trivia
Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurations Related Links Famous Presidential Speeches Inaugural Oratory Notable Inaugural Events George Washington's was the shortest…How Do the Presidents Rank?
Presidential surveys on the web by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Five Best Presidents Abraham Lincoln Franklin Delano RooseveltGeorge WashingtonTheodore RooseveltHarry S. TrumanFive Worst Presidents…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents
Contents George WashingtonThursday, April 30, 1789 George WashingtonMonday, March 4, 1793 John AdamsSaturday, March 4, 1797 Thomas JeffersonWednesday, March 4, 1801 Thomas JeffersonMonday,…The Illiad: Juno Deceives Jupiter by the Girdle of Venus.
The Fourth Battle Continued, i... The Fifth Battle, at the Ships... Juno Deceives Jupiter by the Girdle of Venus. Nestor, sitting at the table with Machaon, is alarmed with the…The Illiad: The Breach of the Truce, and the First Battle.
The Duel of Menelaus and Paris. The Acts of Diomed. The Breach of the Truce, and the First Battle. The Gods deliberate in council concerning the Trojan war: they agree upon the…William H. Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, serving one term from 1909-1913. Taft was the son of Alphonso Taft, Secretary of War and Attorney General in the cabinet of Ulysses S…