Haram As Sharif, Knesset, Nakba, and more by Jennie Wood A-Q | R-W Balfour Declaration On Nov. 2, 1917, the British government stated that it supported creating a "national home" for Jews…
U.S. congressmanBorn: 5/13/1916Birthplace: San Antonio, Tex. Gonzalez grew up on San Antonio's West Side in a shack with dirt floors and no running water. After being thrown out of swimming pools…
Senate Years of Service: 1915-1921Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Edwin Stockton, a Senator from South Dakota; born near Spencer, Owen County, Ind., February 26, 1857; moved with his parents to…
MOONEY, William Crittenden, a Representative from Ohio; born in Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, June 15, 1855; attended the public schools and Ohio Wesleyan College at Delaware; engaged in…
RUSSELL, William Fiero, a Representative from New York; born in Saugerties, Ulster County, N.Y., January 14, 1812; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking;…
FORKER, Samuel Carr, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Mount Holly, Burlington County, N.J., March 16, 1821; completed preparatory studies; moved to Bordentown and engaged in banking;…
(Harry Longabaugh)outlawBorn: 1870Birthplace: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Famous outlaw and friend of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid joined with the “Wild Bunch”, a group of bank and train robbers…
KNAPP, Charles, (father of Charles Junius Knapp), a Representative from New York; born in Colchester, Delaware County, N.Y., October 8, 1797; educated at home and later attended the common…
(Encyclopedia) ArikaraArikaraərĭkˈərə [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Caddoan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Archaeological…
(Encyclopedia) foreign exchange, methods and instruments used to adjust the payment of debts between two nations that employ different currency systems. A nation's balance of payments has an…
