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The Supreme Court: Election Machinery That Works

Election Machinery That WorksThe Supreme CourtElecting Our LeadersElection Machinery That WorksRemapping DistrictsPaying for CampaignsGetting the Word OutSwitching Parties Most of us watched…

Murrumbidgee

(Encyclopedia) MurrumbidgeeMurrumbidgeemərəmbĭjˈē [key], river, c.1,050 mi (1,690 km) long, rising in the Australian Alps, SE New South Wales, Australia, and flowing generally W to the Murray River…

Eboué, Félix Adolphe

(Encyclopedia) Eboué, Félix AdolpheEboué, Félix Adolphefālēksˈ ädôlfˈ ĕbwāˈ [key], 1884–1944, French colonial official. After service in Martinique and in the Sudan, he became France's first black…

Asian-American Athletes

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Michael Joseph BRADLEY, Congress, PA (1897-1979)

BRADLEY, Michael Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 24, 1897; attended the parochial and public high schools; engaged as a telegrapher 1914-1917; during…

Michael Nicholas NOLAN, Congress, NY (1833-1905)

NOLAN, Michael Nicholas, a Representative from New York; born in County Carlow, Ireland, May 4, 1833; immigrated to the United States at the age of ten years; attended the public schools in…

Denis Michael HURLEY, Congress, NY (1843-1899)

HURLEY, Denis Michael, a Representative from New York; born in the city of Limerick, Ireland, March 14, 1843; immigrated to the United States in 1850 with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn…

Michael Lambert IGOE, Congress, IL (1885-1967)

IGOE, Michael Lambert, a Representative from Illinois; born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 16, 1885; educated in the parochial schools and De La Salle Institute, Chicago, Ill.; was…