McKINLEY, William, Jr., a Representative from Ohio and 25th President of the United States; born in Niles, Ohio, January 29, 1843; attended the public schools, Poland Academy, and Allegheny…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1822Party: Democratic RepublicanPLEASANTS, James, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at âCold Comfort,â in Powhatan County, Va., October 24,…
(Encyclopedia) Tieck, LudwigTieck, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭtkh tēk [key], 1773–1853, German writer. In his youth he led the transition from Sturm und Drang to romanticism, writing with W. H.…
Famous Presidential Speeches Fireside chats, inaugural speeches, war declarations, and more George Washington First Inaugural AddressFarewell Address Thomas Jefferson First Inaugural…
(Encyclopedia) Joel, prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of the oracles of an otherwise unknown prophet, dated variously from the 9th to the 3d cent. b.c., though a date in c.400 b.c. is…
(Encyclopedia) Kluckhohn, Clyde Kay MabenKluckhohn, Clyde Kay Mabenklŭckˈhōn [key], 1905–60, American anthropologist, b. LeMars, Iowa, grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1928, M.A. Oxford, 1932, Ph.D. Harvard…
(Encyclopedia) Fay, Frank, 1870–1931, and W. G. Fay, 1872–1947, brothers, both Irish actors. The Fay brothers formed the Irish National Theatre, an amateur group founded on the conviction that only…
The Question: I am looking for the name of the 700 foot long ship that laid the first transatlantic cable connecting Europe with North America in 1866. They…
MONTAGUE, Andrew Jackson, a Representative from Virginia; born near Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., October 3, 1862; attended public and private schools; was graduated from Richmond (Va.)…
