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McKinley, William
(Encyclopedia) McKinley, William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the United States (1897–1901), b. Niles, Ohio. He was educated at Poland (Ohio) Seminary and Allegheny College. After service in the…Thatcher, Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher, Baroness
(Encyclopedia) Thatcher, Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher, Baroness, 1925–2013, British political leader. Great Britain's first woman prime minister, nicknamed the “Iron Lady” for her uncompromising…State of the Union Address: Martin van Buren (December 5, 1840)
Martin van Buren (December 5, 1840) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Our devout gratitude is due to the Supreme Being for having graciously continued to our beloved…Zimbabwe, country, Africa
(Encyclopedia) CE5 ZimbabweZimbabwezimˈbäbwā [key], officially Republic of Zimbabwe, republic (2015 est. pop. 14,229,000), 150,803 sq mi (390,580 sq km), S central Africa. It is bordered on the…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…The True George Washington: Relations with the Fair Sex: Fidelity
FidelityThe question whether Washington was a faithful husband might well be left to the facts already given, were it not that stories of his immorality are bandied about in clubs, a well-…Chauncey Judd: Dayton's Den
Search for the Fugitives Captain John Wooster's Dayton's Den About a mile and a half west of David Wooster's is a naked bluff of rock, the extremity of which breaks into a jagged…Chauncey Judd: Newgate
Retribution Prison Life Newgate The old copper mine in what is now Granby, part of the ancient town of Simsbury, used for about half a century as a state prison, and named from the…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Franklin D. Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address
Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt First Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1933 I AM certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the…October 1997 News and Events
1997 Month-By-MonthWorldU.S. Sends Carrier to Gulf (Oct. 3): The Nimitz is dispatched in a warning to Iran to halt air attacks on Iraq, a violation of the no-flight zone imposed at the end of…