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(Encyclopedia) Huntsville. 1 City (2020 pop. 215,006), seat of Madison co., N Ala.; inc. 1811. A major center for U.S. space research, Huntsville is…Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Dundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st ViscountDundee, John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscountklăvˈərəs, dŭndēˈ [key], 1649?–1689, Scottish soldier, known as Bonnie Dundee. After…brasses, monumental
(Encyclopedia) brasses, monumental, or sepulchral brasses, memorials to the dead, in use in churches on the Continent and in England in the 13th cent. and for several centuries following. They are…Bond, George Phillips
(Encyclopedia) Bond, George Phillips, 1825–65, American astronomer, b. near Boston, grad. Harvard, 1845. He became the assistant of his father, William Cranch Bond, and in 1859 succeeded him as…Charles Memorial HAMILTON, Congress, FL (1840-1875)
HAMILTON Charles Memorial , a Representative from Florida; born in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County, Pa., November 1, 1840; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Columbia Law…Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the
(Encyclopedia) Unknown Soldier, Tomb of the, form of memorial to a nation's war dead, adopted by many countries after World War I. The Tomb of the Unknowns, a memorial to the American dead of World…Scott, Sir George Gilbert
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Sir George Gilbert, 1811–78, English architect. Prominent in the Gothic revival, he designed many public structures. He also directed a vast amount of Gothic restoration work,…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Inscription for a Well in Memory of the Martyrs of the War
Inscription for a Well in Memory of the Martyrs of the WarFall, stream, from Heaven to bless; return as well; So did our sons; Heaven met them as they fell.Tradition, Commemoration and Celebration: How Memorial Day Is Celebrated Today
AP Photo/Seth WenigBy Sally Greene On the last Monday in May, the United States celebrates a holiday known as Memorial Day. This federal holiday is held in remembrance for the people who have died…relics
(Encyclopedia) relics, part of the body of a saint or a thing closely connected with the saint in life. In traditional Christian belief they have had great importance, and miracles have often been…Trending
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