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State of the Union Address: Ulysses S. Grant (December 5, 1876)
Ulysses S. Grant (December 5, 1876) To the Senate and House of Representatives: In submitting my eighth and last annual message to Congress it seems proper that I should refer to and in some degree…Legal Tender cases
(Encyclopedia) Legal Tender cases, lawsuits brought to the U.S. Supreme Court involving the constitutionality of the Legal Tender Act of 1862, which was passed to meet currency needs during the Civil…Mosby, John Singleton
(Encyclopedia) Mosby, John SingletonMosby, John Singletonmôzˈbē [key], 1833–1916, Confederate partisan leader in the American Civil War, b. Edgemont, Va. He was practicing law in Bristol, Va., when…Sumner, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Sumner, Charles, 1811–74, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1851–74), b. Boston. He attended (1831–33) and was later a lecturer at Harvard law school, was admitted (1834) to the bar,…spoils system
(Encyclopedia) spoils system, in U.S. history, the practice of giving appointive offices to loyal members of the party in power. The name supposedly derived from a speech by Senator William Learned…Porter, David Dixon
(Encyclopedia) Porter, David Dixon, 1813–91, American admiral, b. Chester, Pa.; son of David Porter. He served under his father in the Mexican navy before he was appointed (1829) midshipman in the U.…Ulysses in the Hut with Eumaeus - The Odyssey
Ulysses Leaves Scheria and Re... Minerva Summons Telemachus fr... Ulysses in the Hut with Eumaeus. Ulysses now left the haven, and took the rough track up through the wooded…The Meeting Between Nausicaa and Ulysses - The Odyssey
Calypso--Ulysses Reaches Sche... Reception of Ulysses at the P... The Meeting Between Nausicaa and Ulysses. So here Ulysses slept, overcome by sleep and toil; but Minerva went off…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: First Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant First Inaugural Address Thursday, March 4, 1869 Citizens of the United States: YOUR suffrages having elected me to the office of…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: Second Inaugural Address
Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Ulysses S. Grant Second Inaugural Address Tuesday, March 4, 1873 Fellow-Citizens: UNDER Providence I have been called a second time to act as…Trending
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