Senate Years of Service: 1814-1821Party: Democratic RepublicanROBERTS, Jonathan, a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born near Norristown, Pa., August 16, 1771; privately tutored…
These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…
Prime Ministers Edmund Barton (1901–1903) Alfred Deakin (1903–1904, 1905–1908, 1909–1910) John Christian Watson (1904) George Huston Reid (1904–1905) Andrew Fisher (…
The JointsAnatomy and PhysiologyThe JointsTypes of JointsHinges, Pivots, and Saddles … Oh My!The Dancer's AlphabetDon't Wait. Rotate! Now that you've learned all 206 bones, it's time to get a…
The SensesAnatomy and PhysiologyThe SensesWindows to the SoulCan You Hear Me Now?The Nose KnowsDon't Be So Touchy! Without receiving messages from the outside world, the rest of the nervous…
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1823; 1833-1842Party: Democratic Republican; Anti-Jacksonian; WhigSOUTHARD, Samuel Lewis, (son of Henry Southard and brother of Isaac Southard), a Senator from…
(Encyclopedia) Basil I (Basil the Macedonian)Basil Ibăzˈəl, bāˈzəl [key], c.813–886, Byzantine emperor (867–86). His ancestors probably were Armenians or Slavs who settled in Macedonia. He became (c.…
OâCONNOR, Michael Patrick, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., September 29, 1831; attended the public schools and was graduated from St. Johnâs…
O’CONNOR, Michael Patrick, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., September 29, 1831; attended the public schools and was graduated from St. John’s College…
