Islam in America Muslims move to the mainstream by David Johnson During Dec. 2000 a crescent symbolizing Islam stood along with the Christmas tree and the Hanukkah candelabra on the…
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(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Herschel Vespasian, 1812–80, U.S. political leader, b. Burke co., Ga. Admitted to the bar in 1834, he filled (1848–49) an unexpired Senate term before serving as circuit court…
(Encyclopedia) Stoker, Bram (Abraham Stoker), 1847–1912, English novelist, b. Dublin, Ireland. He is best remembered as the author of Dracula (1897), a horror story recounting the activities of the…
(Encyclopedia) AiAiāˈī [key], in the Bible. 1 Canaanite royal city, E of Bethel. Abraham pitched his tent there when he arrived in Canaan. It is probably the modern et-Tell, near Bethel (West Bank).…
ANCONA, Sydenham Elnathan, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa., November 20, 1824; moved to Berks County, Pa., in 1826 with his parents, who settled…
Senate Years of Service: 1805-1809Party: Democratic RepublicanKITCHELL, Aaron, a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Hanover, N.J., July 10, 1744; attended the common schools…
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Senate Years of Service: 1807-1807Party: Democratic RepublicanJONES, George, (son of Noble Wymberley Jones), a Senator from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., February 25, 1766; received an…
HOLTZMAN, Elizabeth, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., August 11, 1941; graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1958; B.A., Radcliffe College, 1962; J…
