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God Save the King

(Encyclopedia) God Save the King (or Queen), the English national anthem. The words and music are both of doubtful origin. The air, possibly derived from a folk tune, has been attributed to Henry…

Mandan, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) MandanMandanmănˈdăn, –dən [key], city (1990 pop. 15,177), seat of Morton co., S N.Dak., on the Missouri River opposite Bismarck; inc. 1881. A railroad division point, it is the…

Aram, Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Aram, EugeneAram, Eugeneāˈrəm [key], 1704–59, English philologist, b. Yorkshire. A self-taught linguist, Aram was the first to identify the Celtic languages as related to the other…

Pollock, Oliver

(Encyclopedia) Pollock, Oliver, 1737–1823, American merchant, b. Ireland. He arrived in America at the age of 23 and became a successful merchant. After moving to New Orleans, Pollock speculated…

Minorities and Women in the 110th Congress

Check out the lists of minorities and women in the 110th Congress, along with which state and political party they represented. The 110th Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the…

North Dakota

Capital: Bismarck State abbreviation/Postal code: N.D./ND Governor: Doug Burgum, R (to Dec. 15, 2020) Lieut. Governor: Brent Sanford, R (to Dec. 15, 2020) Senators:John…

Dean Cain

actorBorn: 7/31/1966Birthplace: Mt. Clemens, Michigan Actor who played Superman/Clark Kent in the popular TV series Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman (1993–97). Though his adoptive…

Hank JOHNSON, Congress, GA (1954)

JOHNSON, Hank, a Representative from Georgia; born in Washington, D.C., October 2, 1954; B.A., Clark College (Clark Atlanta University), Atlanta, Ga., 1976; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law,…

Marcus Claiborne LISLE, Congress, KY (1862-1894)

LISLE, Marcus Claiborne, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Winchester, Clark County, Ky., September 23, 1862; attended the common schools of his native county and the University of…