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June 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of June 2009. New Hampshire Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill (June 3…

Adjectives Versus Adverbs: Introduction

Introduction Adjectives Versus Adverbs Introduction Three Degrees of Separation Tough Sledding: Using Adjectives After Linking Verbs A Note on Adjectives and Adverbs for Non-Native Speakers…

Senate Tie-Breakers

The Question: Which vice president cast the most tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate? How many? The Answer: Vice President John Adams, the country's…

John Wilson CAMPBELL, Congress, OH (1782-1833)

CAMPBELL, John Wilson, a Representative from Ohio; born near Miller’s Iron Works, Augusta County, Va., February 23, 1782; attended the common schools; taught school; studied law; was…

Akhmatova, Anna

(Encyclopedia) Akhmatova, AnnaAkhmatova, Annaänˈnə əkhmäˈtəvə [key], pseud. of Anna Andreyevna GorenkoAnna Andreyevna Gorenkoəndrāˈəvnə gôryĕngˈkô [key], 1888–1966, Russian poet of the Acmeist school…

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Daniel Pope COOK, Congress, IL (1794-1827)

COOK, Daniel Pope, a Representative from Illinois; born in Scott County, Ky., in 1794; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Kaskaskia,…

George Pelton LAWRENCE, Congress, MA (1859-1917)

LAWRENCE, George Pelton, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., May 19, 1859; was graduated from Drury Academy in 1876 and from Amherst (Mass.) College in…

George William

(Encyclopedia) George William, 1597–1640, elector of Brandenburg (1619–40). Mild and irresolute, he was a Calvinist, yet he ruled a Lutheran people. He failed to turn the strategic position of…