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Cornell University

(Encyclopedia) Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000…

Lee, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Charles, 1731–82, American Revolutionary army officer, b. Cheshire, England. He first came to America to serve in the French and Indian War and took part in General Braddock's…

Peale, Charles Willson

(Encyclopedia) Peale, Charles WillsonPeale, Charles Willsonpēl [key], 1741–1827, American portrait painter, naturalist, and inventor, b. Queen Annes County, Md. Charles Willson Peale's brother…

Federal Farmer VI

Federal Farmer VI25 December 1787by Dear sir,My former letters to you, respecting the constitution proposed, were calculated merely to lead to a fuller investigation of the subject; having…

Trumbull, John , American painter

(Encyclopedia) Trumbull, John, 1756–1843, American painter, b. Lebanon, Conn.; son of Gov. Jonathan Trumbull. He served in the Continental Army early in the Revolution as an aide to Washington. He…

James Winthrop: Agrippa III

Agrippa IIIJames Winthrop30 November 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.It has been proved, from the clearest evidence, in two former papers, that a free government, I mean one in…

Federal Farmer XIV

Federal Farmer XIV17 January 1788by See also Federalist No. 69, Federalist No. 76, and Federalist No. 77Dear sir,To continue the subject of appointments:—Officers, in the fifth place, may be…

2006 Webby Awards

Activism:Youthink!: http://youthink.worldbank.org/ Arts:MoMA: Contemporary Voices: www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/contemporaryvoices/flash.html Associations:Cotton Inc—Team Cotton: www.team-cotton.com…