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Nathan Oakes MURPHY, Congress, AZ (1849-1908)

MURPHY, Nathan Oakes, a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born in Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, October 14, 1849; attended the public schools; taught school in Wisconsin; went to the…

Sedona

(Encyclopedia) Sedona, city (2010 pop. 10,031), Coconino and Yavapai co., N Ariz., 22 mi (35 km) SSW of Flagstaff on Oak Creek in the Coconino National Forest; est. 1902, inc. 1988. Tourism is Sedona…

Horace Mann TOWNER, Congress, IA (1855-1937)

TOWNER, Horace Mann, a Representative from Iowa; born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., October 23, 1855; attended the public and high schools of Belvidere, the University of Chicago, and…

The United States at War

Revolutionary WarThe War of 1812Mexican WarCivil WarSpanish-American WarWorld War IWorld War IIKorean WarVietnam WarPersian Gulf WarAfghanistan War Iraq War Nicknames for U.S. SoldiersCold War “Don…

Quayle, Dan

(Encyclopedia) Quayle, Dan (James Danforth Quayle), 1947–, Vice President of the United States (1989–93), b. Indianapolis. He graduated from DePauw Univ. (1969) and served in the Indiana National…

Curtis Coe BEAN, Congress, AZ (1828-1904)

BEAN, Curtis Coe, a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born in Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H., January 4, 1828; upon the death of his father moved with his mother to Gilmanton, Belknap…

Kennebunkport

(Encyclopedia) KennebunkportKennebunkportkĕnˌĭbŭngkpôrtˈ, kĕnˌĭbŭngkˈpôrt [key], town (1990 pop. 1,100), York co., S Maine, on the Atlantic coast; settled 1629, inc. 1653. The early town, called…

Scowcroft, Brent

(Encyclopedia) Scowcroft, Brent, 1925–2020, U.S. air force general and government official, b. Ogden, Utah, B.S. United States Military Academy, 1947, Ph.D. Columbia, 1967. From 1947 to 1975, he…

Bunker Hill, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Bunker Hill, battle of, in the American Revolution, June 17, 1775. Detachments of colonial militia under Artemas Ward, Nathanael Greene, John Stark, and Israel Putnam laid siege to…

Oliver Payne BOLTON, Congress, OH (1917-1972)

BOLTON, Oliver Payne, (son of Chester Castle Bolton and Frances Payne Bolton and great-grandson of Henry B. Payne), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Ohio, February 22, 1917;…