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Vincent de Paul, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Vincent de Paul, Saint, 1580?–1660, French priest renowned for charitable work, b. Gascony. He was ordained in 1600. There are conflicting stories about his capture by pirates and…

Webster-Ashburton Treaty

(Encyclopedia) Webster-Ashburton Treaty, Aug., 1842, agreement concluded by the United States, represented by Secretary of State Daniel Webster, and Great Britain, represented by Alexander Baring,…

Sinyavsky, Andrey Donatovich

(Encyclopedia) Sinyavsky, Andrey DonatovichSinyavsky, Andrey Donatovichŭndrāˈ dōnätˈəvyĭchˌ sĭnyäfˈskē [key], 1925–97, Russian novelist and essayist. Starting in the 1960s, Sinyavsky, a protege of…

Members of Congress: Vermont, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Vermont Member Name Birth-Death AIKEN, George David 1892-1984 ALLEN, Heman (of Colchester) 1779-1852 ALLEN, Heman (of Milton…

Article VII

[Constitution to be considered adopted when ratified by nine states.] The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the…

The Watergate Affair

  Watergate       The Major Players Alexander Haig, Nixon's civilian chief of staff (1973—74)Charles Ruff, Watergate special prosecutorSpecial Prosecutor Archibald CoxSpecial…

Emmeline Blanche Woodward Wells

Mormon community leader and suffragistBorn: Feb. 29, 1828Birthplace: Petersham, Mass Mormon community leader and suffragist. Wells was baptized into the Mormon Church in 1842, and after living for…

Henry C. Yuen

high technology entrepreneurBorn: 1951Birthplace: China Yuen's family moved came to the United States from China when he was 17 years old. He received a B.S. in mathematics from the University of…

Henry SWEARINGEN, Congress, OH (17921849)

SWEARINGEN, Henry, a Representative from Ohio; born in the Panhandle of Virginia about 1792; moved to Ohio and settled near Steubenville; sheriff of Jefferson County, Ohio, 1824-1828 and 1830-…