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Weather: Of Agnes, Gloria, and Hugo

Of Agnes, Gloria, and HugoWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great…

Fundamental Orders

(Encyclopedia) Fundamental Orders, in U.S. history, the basic law of the Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662, formally adopted (Jan. 14, 1639) by representatives from the towns of Hartford,…

zoning

(Encyclopedia) zoning, legislative regulations by which a municipal government seeks to control the use of buildings and land within the municipality. It has become, in the United States, a…

Thomas WILLIAMS, Congress, PA (1806-1872)

WILLIAMS, Thomas, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 28, 1806; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Dickinson College,…

Ithamar Conkey SLOAN, Congress, WI (1822-1898)

SLOAN, Ithamar Conkey, (brother of Andrew Scott Sloan), a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y., May 9, 1822; attended the common schools; studied law; was…

Cate Blanchett

actressBorn: 5/14/1969Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia Born to a Texan father and an Australian mother, the Blanchett was 10 years old when her father died. A student of economics and fine arts at…

Robert ALLEN, Congress, TN (1778-1844)

ALLEN, Robert, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Augusta County, Va., June 19, 1778; attended the rural schools and William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.; studied law and…

ALLEN, Robert, Congress, TN (1778-1844)

ALLEN, Robert, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Augusta County, Va., June 19, 1778; attended the rural schools and William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.; studied law and practiced;…

Cyrus BEERS, Congress, NY (1786-1850)

BEERS, Cyrus, a Representative from New York; born in Newtown, Conn., June 21, 1786; moved with his parents to New York City; obtained a limited education in the public schools; engaged in…