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Women Saints and Sinners

  Mata Hari Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary…

Poetry Month | Recommended Children's Books

Recommended Poetry Books for Kids Odes and ditties for children (adults too!)   compiled by Holly Hartman     I'm the Dragon of Grindly Grun, I breathe fire as hot as the sun. When…

Valentine's Day | Fictional Love Stories

From Helen and Paris to the Kramdens by David Johnson Related Links Valentine's Day Features Famous Love Stories in History Favorite Opera Stories 100 Best Novels of the 20th…

Richard James OGLESBY, Congress, IL (1824-1899)

Senate Years of Service: 1873-1879Party: RepublicanOGLESBY, Richard James, (cousin of Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby), a Senator from Illinois; born in Floydsburg, Oldham County, Ky., July 25, 1824…

Caleb CUSHING, Congress, MA (1800-1879)

CUSHING, Caleb, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salisbury, Mass., January 17, 1800; was graduated from Harvard University in 1817; studied law; was admitted to the bar at…

Keneally, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Keneally, ThomasKeneally, Thomaskənēˈlē [key], 1935–, Australian novelist, b. Sydney. For a time a student of religion, and later of law, Keneally has ranged over a wide spectrum of…

NASCAR

(Encyclopedia) NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1948 and…

Warner Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Warner Brothers, American movie studio executives and producers. Sons of poor E European Jewish immigrants, the brothers were Harry Morris (1881–1958), Albert (1884–1967), Samuel Louis…