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Wyoming

Wyoming State Facts Entered Union: July 10, 1890 (44th State)Organized as territory: May 19, 1869Present constitution adopted: 1890 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Wyo./WYNicknames:…

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Bernie MacRalph MacchioAndie MacDowellAli MacGrawKyle MacLachlanShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayPeter MacNicolElle MacphersonWilliam H. MacyAmy MadiganMadonnaAnn MagnusonTobey MaguireDerek MahonJohn…

1700–1799 (A.D.) World History

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)Frederick the Great(1712–1786)Samuel Johnson(1709–1784)George Washington (1732–1799)Alexander Hamilton(1755–1804)Napoléon Bonaparte (1769–1821)1701War of the Spanish…

Members of Congress: Wisconsin, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Wisconsin Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Henry Cullen 1850-1906 AMLIE, Thomas Ryum 1897-1973 ASPIN, Leslie 1938-1995 ATWOOD…

Schiller, Friedrich von

(Encyclopedia) Schiller, Friedrich von, 1759–1805, German dramatist, poet, and historian, one of the greatest of German literary figures, b. Marbach, Württemberg. The poets of German romanticism were…

Sheridan, Philip Henry

(Encyclopedia) Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Albany, N.Y. Although not a brilliant general, Sheridan's flair for leadership and his ready fighting…

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Members of Congress: Virginia, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Virginia Member Name Birth-Death ABBITT, Watkins Moorman 1908-1998 ADAMS, Thomas 1730-1788 ALEXANDER, Mark 1792-1883 ALLEN…

Bios of Artists, Painters, Sculptors, and More

  Painters, sculptors, and photographers   Read the brief and informative biographies of notable artists, from Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt to Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe. This is…

Rhode Island

Rhode Island State Facts Official Name: State of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsEntered Union: May 29, 1790 (13th State)Present constitution adopted: 1843 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal…