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Members of Congress: Texas, Congress,

Biographies of of U.S. representatives and Senators from Texas Member Name Birth-Death ABBOTT, J/biography/us/congress/o (J/biography/us/congress/oseph) 1840-1908 ALGER, Bruce Reyn/…

Members of Congress: Virginia, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Virginia Member Name Birth-Death ABBITT, Watkins Moorman 1908-1998 ADAMS, Thomas 1730-1788 ALEXANDER, Mark 1792-1883 ALLEN…

photography, still

(Encyclopedia) photography, still, science and art of making permanent images on light-sensitive materials. See also photographic processing; motion picture photography; motion pictures…

Hapsburg

(Encyclopedia) Hapsburg or HabsburgHapsburgboth: hăpsˈbûrg, Ger. häpsˈb&oobreve;rk [key], ruling house of Austria (1282–1918). In the 19th cent. the Hapsburg position was challenged in…

psychology

(Encyclopedia) psychology, science or study of the thought processes and behavior of humans and other animals in their interaction with the environment. Psychologists study processes of sense…

dating

(Encyclopedia) dating, the determination of the age of an object, of a natural phenomenon, or of a series of events. There are two basic types of dating methods, relative and absolute. In relative…

New York

  Official Name: State of New York Capital: Albany  Organized as a territory: 1624 Entered Union (rank): July 26, 1788 (11) Present constitution adopted: 1777 State…

State Department Notes on Papua New Guinea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Papua New Guinea Relations PEOPLEThe indigenous population of…

State Department Notes on Ghana

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations GEOGRAPHYGhana's population is concentrated along the coast and…