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John Wesley DAVIS, Congress, IN (1799-1859)

DAVIS, John Wesley, a Representative from Indiana; born in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pa., April 16, 1799; moved to Cumberland County, Pa., with his parents, who settled near Shippensburg…

ADAMS, John, Congress, MA (1735-1826)

ADAMS, John, (father of John Quincy Adams; grandfather of Charles Francis Adams; cousin of Samuel Adams; father-in-law of William Stephens Smith), a Delegate from Massachusetts and a Vice…

Lance Armstrong

cyclistBorn: 9/18/1971Birthplace: Plano, Tex. When he was 13, Armstrong won the Kids Iron Triathlon, an event combining swimming, biking, and running. He later began entering triathlons for money,…

John Baker HOLLISTER, Congress, OH (1890-1979)

HOLLISTER, John Baker, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 7, 1890; attended the public schools and St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H.; was graduated from Yale…

Adoption of the Gregorian Calendar

The Gregorian reform was not adopted throughout the West immediately Related Links History of the Calendar History of the Lunar Calendar History of the Egytpian Calendar History of…

William, crown prince of Germany

(Encyclopedia) William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the…

Texel

(Encyclopedia) TexelTexeltĕkˈsəl, tĕˈsəl [key], island (1994 pop. 13,022), 71 sq mi (184 sq km), North Holland prov., NW Netherlands, in the North Sea, the largest and southernmost of the West…

Rijswijk

(Encyclopedia) RijswijkRijswijkrīsˈvīk [key], city (1994 pop. 46,807), South Holland prov., W Netherlands, near The Hague. It has varied industries. The Treaty of Ryswick (see Ryswick, Treaty of) was…