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Amesbury, town, England

(Encyclopedia) AmesburyAmesburyāmzˈbərē [key], town, Wiltshire, S central England. Located on Salisbury plain, the town is among the oldest continuously settled locations in Great Britain. In 980 the…

Margaret of Scotland, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Margaret of Scotland, Saint, d. 1093, queen consort of Malcolm III and sister of Edgar Atheling. She was married to Malcolm c.1070. A deeply religious woman, she worked to replace the…

Whitehead, Gustave Albin

(Encyclopedia) Whitehead, Gustave Albin, 1874–1927, German inventor and airplane pioneer, b. Gustav Albin Weisskopf. He immigrated to the United States in 1893 and later Americanized his name, but…

A More Perfect Union

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama   Barack Obama Related Links Notable Speeches by African Americans Campaign 2012 Democratic Candidates: Campaign…

Members of Congress: New Jersey, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from New Jersey Member Name Birth-Death ACKERMAN, Ernest Robinson 1863-1931 ADDONIZIO, Hugh Joseph 1914-1981 ADLER, John H. 1959-…

Louis Emory McCOMAS, Congress, MD (1846-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1899-1905Party: RepublicanMcCOMAS, Louis Emory, (grandfather of Katharine Edgar Byron and great-grandfather of Goodloe Edgar Byron), a Representative and a Senator…

Kenneth II

(Encyclopedia) Kenneth II, d. 995, Scottish king (971–995). The son of Malcolm I (reigned 943–54), he became king of the united Picts and Scots in 971 and immediately led a savage raid on the British…

Martin, Glenn Luther

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Glenn Luther, 1886–1955, American aviation pioneer, b. Macksburg, Iowa. Martin built his first airplane in 1909, and in 1912 set the world over-water record, flying from…