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State of the Union Address: Millard Fillmore (December 6, 1852)
Millard Fillmore (December 6, 1852) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The brief space which has elapsed since the close of your last session has been marked by no…Peter V. Ueberroth Biography
Peter V. Ueberrothbusinessman, baseball commissioner, Olympics chairmanBorn: 9/2/1937Birthplace: Evanston, Ill. Having proven his business acumen by running Trans International Airline (1959–…Neihardt, John G
Neihardt, John G[1881-1973](1)Born at Sharpsburg, Ill., Jan. 8, 1881. Removed in his early boyhood to Bancroft, Neb., his present home. He has made a special study of the pioneer life of…The Devil's Dictionary: Hades
by Ambrose Bierce HABITHAGHADES -n. The lower world; the residence of departed spirits; the place where the dead live. Among the ancients the idea of Hades was not synonymous with our Hell…The Devil's Dictionary: Romance
by Ambrose Bierce ROBBERROPEROMANCE -n. Fiction that owes no allegiance to the God of Things as They Are. In the novel the writer's thought is tethered to probability, as a domestic horse…William Shakespeare: If the dull substance of my flesh were thought
If the dull substance of my flesh were thoughtIf the dull substance of my flesh were thought, Injurious distance should not stop my way; For then despite of space I would be brought, From…Election of 1876
In the election of 1876 Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic candidate, received a popular majority but lacked one undisputed electoral vote to carry a clear majority of the electoral college.…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: How Leisure Came
7 9 How Leisure Came A MAN to Whom Time Was Money, and who was bolting his breakfast in order to catch a train, had leaned his newspaper against the sugar- bowl and was reading as he ate. In his…Wiley THOMPSON, Congress, GA (1781-1835)
THOMPSON Wiley , a Representative from Georgia; born in Amelia County, Va., September 23, 1781; moved to Elberton, Elbert County, Ga.; served as a commissioner of the Elbert County Academy in…Edward SCULL, Congress, PA (1818-1900)
SCULL Edward , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., February 5, 1818; attended the common schools and pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…Trending
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