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Geneva Convention (IV): Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons, Part III, Section 4, Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII RELATIONS WITH THE EXTERIOR Article 105 Immediately upon interning protected persons, the Detaining Power shall inform them, the Power to which they owe allegiance…Federal Farmer XVII
Federal Farmer XVII23 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 41, Federalist No. 42, and Federalist No. 43Dear sir,I believe the people of the United States are full in the opinion, that a…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 9, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 8, 1806May 10, 1806May 9, 1806 Friday May 9th 1806. We sent out several hunters early this morning with instructions to meet us at the lodge…The Brothers Grimm
The German brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm spent years collecting and researching folk tales early in the 19th century. They published Children's and Household Tales in 1812, a collection which…Katherine Anne Porter
Name at birth: Callie Russell PorterKatherine Anne Porter was an American short-story writer who had her greatest success with her only novel, the allegorical epic Ship of Fools (1962). Raised by…Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith was the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States, serving in that post from 2017 to 2019. Born in Massachusetts but raised in central California, Smith graduated from Harvard…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, May 9, 1806
Day 1378 Day 1380 Lewis, May 9, 1806 Friday May 9th 1806. We sent out several hunters early this morning with instructions to meet us at the lodge of the Twisted hair. Collecting our horses…History of the Income Tax in the United States
Source: Tax Foundation. The nation had few taxes in its early history. From 1791 to 1802, the United States government was supported by internal taxes on distilled spirits, carriages, refined…Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks was a Chicago poet, the poet laureate of Illinois and the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Brooks's first collection of poems, A Street in Bronzeville,…Flannery O’Connor
Name at birth: Mary Flannery O'ConnorWriter Flannery O'Connor is best known for her unique voice, a blend of the sublime and the grotesque, in a genre the literary world calls Southern Gothic. O'…Trending
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