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James Pinckney POPE, Congress, ID (1884-1966)

Senate Years of Service: 1933-1939Party: DemocratPOPE, James Pinckney, a Senator from Idaho; born on a farm near Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, La., March 31, 1884; attended the common schools;…

Patrick Hamilton POPE, Congress, KY (1806-1841)

POPE, Patrick Hamilton, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Louisville, Ky., March 17, 1806; attended the common schools and was graduated from St. Joseph College, Bardstown, Ky.; studied…

Bakocz, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Bakocz or Bakacs, ThomasBakocz or Bakacs, Thomasbŏˈkôts, bŭˈkŏch [key], Hung. Bakócz or Bakács TamásBakocz or Bakacs, Thomastŏˈmäsh [key], c.1442–1521, Hungarian politician, cardinal…

Saint Malachy

Saint Malachy The first Irish saint to be canonized by a pope, in 1199 by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Malachy (1094?–1148) St. Malachy is known principally as a reformer of the Irish…

Japanese Internment in World War II

During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were under lock and key by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco and Shmuel Ross On February 19, 1942, soon after the beginning of World War II,…

DK History: World War II

HOW DID THE WAR BEGIN? WHY WAS THIS A WORLD WAR? WAR IN THE PACIFIC WHEN DID THE TIDE TURN? BLITZKRIEGHOLOCAUSTATOM BOMBFIND OUT MOREIn 1939, Nazi Germany invaded its neighboring countries,…

Queen Elizabeth II: Reign and Life

Source: iStock Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21st, 1926, and died on September 8th, 2022, aged 96. This marks the end of the longest-reigning British monarch and the most…

William II, king of Sicily

(Encyclopedia) William II (William the Good), c.1153–1189, king of Sicily (1166–89), son and successor of William I. He married (1177) Joan, daughter of Henry II of England. As an ally of Pope…

Roman Republic and Roman Empire: Rulers

Roman Republic and Roman Empire: RulersRoman RepublicCato the Elder, statesman (234–149 B.C.)Gracchi, (Tiberius Sempronius Graccus [d. 133B.C.] and Caius Sempronius Gracchus [d. 121 B.C.],…