(Encyclopedia) rosary [rose garden], prayer of Roman Catholics, in which beads are used as counters. The term, applied also to the beads, is extended to Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist prayers that use…
(Encyclopedia) Surratt, Mary EugeniaSurratt, Mary Eugeniasərătˈ [key], 1820–65, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, hanged on July 7, 1865. A widow (her maiden name was…
On April 12, 1776, the legislature of North Carolina authorized its delegates to the Continental Congress to join with others in a declaration of separation from Great Britain; the first colony to…
CHALMERS, James Ronald, (son of Joseph Williams Chalmers), a Representative from Mississippi; born near Lynchburg, Halifax County, Va., January 12, 1831; moved with his parents in 1835 to…
Senate Years of Service: 1815-1828Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; JacksonianMACON, Nathaniel, (uncle of Willis Alston and Micajah Thomas Hawkins, and great-grandfatherof…
Capital: Little Rock State abbreviation/Postal code: Ark./AR Governor: Asa Hutchinson, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Tim Griffin, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Tom Cotton…
Holiday Film FavesWhat Women Want, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and All the Pretty Horses by Beth Rowen What Women WantOpens December 15 Prerelease buzz has blockbuster written all over…
