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sky

(Encyclopedia) sky, apparent dome over the earth, background of the clouds, sun, moon, and stars. The blue color of the clear daytime sky results from the selective scattering of light rays by the…

Fremont

(Encyclopedia) Fremont Fremont frēˈmŏnt [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 230,504), Alameda co., W Calif., on…

First Ladies Gallery

An illustrated guide to the first ladies of the United States Please note: Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, and Ellen Arthur all died before their husbands became president…

Zachariah CHANDLER, Congress, MI (1813-1879)

Senate Years of Service: 1857-1875; 1879-1879Party: Republican; RepublicanCHANDLER, Zachariah, (nephew of John Chandler and Thomas Chandler, grandfather of Frederick Hale and great-great-…

Weather: Prediction by Numbers

Prediction by NumbersWeatherPrediction by NumbersRichardson's ExperimentPutting the Machines to Work The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries really began to put weather on the map. In 1600, Galileo…

Thomas MORRIS, Congress, OH (1776-1844)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837; 1837-1839Party: Jacksonian; DemocratMORRIS, Thomas, (father of Isaac Newton Morris and Jonathan David Morris), a Senator from Ohio; born in Berks County, Pa…

Eugene HALE, Congress, ME (1836-1918)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1911Party: RepublicanHALE, Eugene, (father of Frederick Hale), a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Turner, Oxford County, Maine, June 9, 1836;…

Samuel JOHNSTON, Congress, NC (1733-1816)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793Party: Pro-AdministrationJOHNSTON, Samuel, a Delegate and a Senator from North Carolina; born in Dundee, Scotland, December 15, 1733; immigrated to the United…