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Khorsabad

(Encyclopedia) KhorsabadKhorsabadkhôrsäbädˈ [key], village, NE Iraq, near the Tigris River and 12 mi (20 km) NE of Mosul. It is built on the site of Dur Sharrukin, an Assyrian city (founded 8th cent…

John Miller BAER, Congress, ND (1886-1970)

BAER, John Miller, a Representative from North Dakota; born at Black Creek, Outagamie County, Wis., March 29, 1886; attended the public schools; was graduated from Lawrence University,…

Joseph Andrew GAVAGAN, Congress, NY (1892-1968)

GAVAGAN, Joseph Andrew, a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 20, 1892; attended the public and parochial schools; was graduated from the law department of Fordham…

Hugh Joseph ADDONIZIO, Congress, NJ (1914-1981)

ADDONIZIO, Hugh Joseph, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., January 31, 1914; attended the public schools; graduated from West Side High School, Newark, N.J…

Edwin Benedict DOOLEY, Congress, NY (1905-1982)

DOOLEY, Edwin Benedict, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 13, 1905; graduated from St. John’s Prep School; Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., A.B.,…

Mathew Harris ELLSWORTH, Congress, OR (1899-1986)

ELLSWORTH, Mathew Harris, a Representative from Oregon; born in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Wash., September 17, 1899; moved with his parents to Eugene and later to Wendling, Oreg.; attended…

The Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall     A look back at the fall of Communism and Soviet influence             The Berlin Wall   RELATED LINKS Atlas:…

The Statue of Liberty Poem

“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus Between 1820 and 1920, approximately 34 million persons immigrated to the United States, three-fourths of them staying permanently. For many of these newcomers,…