This selection is based on our editorial judgment. Other sources may list different firsts. Admiral in U.S. Navy: David Glasgow Farragut, 1866. Airmail route, first transcontinental: Between…
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Find detailed information about each Executive Department, including the department's secretary, role in government, contact information, and history of the department…
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(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Samuel, 1709–84, English author, b. Lichfield. The leading literary scholar and critic of his time, Johnson helped to shape and define the Augustan Age. He was equally…
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