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DK History: Monarchy

WHAT WAS THE DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS? WERE KINGS EVER ELECTED? DYNASTIESFIND OUT MOREMonarchy means rule by a single person, such as a king or a queen. Normally, rule passes from one generation to…

Charlotte's Web

Spotlight on the popular children's book by Holly Hartman Related Links Charlotte's Web Book QuizCharlotte's Web Quotes QuizCharlotte's Web HangmanOther Animal BooksStuart LittleE. B…

Charlotte's Web

Spotlight on the popular children's book by Holly Hartman Related Links Charlotte's Web Book Quiz Charlotte's Web Quotes Quiz Charlotte's Web Hangman Other…

Nils Pederson HAUGEN, Congress, WI (1849-1931)

HAUGEN, Nils Pederson, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Modum, Norway, March 9, 1849; immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents, who settled in Pierce County, Wis., in…

John Edgar REYBURN, Congress, PA (1845-1914)

REYBURN, John Edgar, (father of William Stuart Reyburn), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, February 7, 1845; was instructed by a private tutor and…

Eichholtz, Jacob

(Encyclopedia) Eichholtz, JacobEichholtz, Jacobīkhˈhôlts [key], 1776–1842, American portrait painter, b. Lancaster, Pa.; pupil of Gilbert Stuart in Boston but mainly self-taught. He painted portraits…

Macdonald, Flora

(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Flora, 1722–90, Scottish Jacobite heroine. She aided Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, to escape to France after the defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden…

James Wadsworth SYMINGTON, Congress, MO (1927)

SYMINGTON, James Wadsworth, (son of Stuart Symington), a Representative from Missouri; born in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, September 28, 1927; attended St. Bernard’s School in New…

Glen Hearst TAYLOR, Congress, ID (1904-1984)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1951Party: DemocratTAYLOR, Glen Hearst, a Senator from Idaho; born in Portland, Oreg., April 12, 1904; moved to a homestead near Kooskia, Idaho, as a child;…