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Harris WOFFORD, Congress, PA (1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1991-1995Party: DemocratWOFFORD, Harris, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in New York City, April 9, 1926; graduated from University of Chicago, 1948; graduated from…

Floyd McKissick

lawyer, civil rights leaderBorn: 3/9/1922Birthplace: Asheville, North Carolina Upon graduating from Morehouse College, McKissick became the first Black person to study at North Carolina Law School.…

Theories of the Universe: Quantum Potential

Quantum PotentialTheories of the UniverseThe Universe As a HologramAction at a DistanceQuantum PotentialThe Importance of WholenessOrdered RealityThe Holographic Universe Universal Constants…

State Department Notes on Liberia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Liberia Relations PEOPLE Portuguese explorers established contacts…

bastard

(Encyclopedia) bastard, person born out of wedlock whose legal status is illegitimacy. In civil law countries and in about half the states of the United States, the union of the parents in marriage…

Gettysburg: Virtual Tour

Here's a walk-through of the Battle at Gettysburg by Jennie Wood Related Links Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in the…

Black Religious Leaders

  Notable African-American Religious Leaders       Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials…

Howe, Elias

(Encyclopedia) Howe, Elias, 1819–67, American inventor, b. Spencer, Mass. He was apprenticed in 1838 to an instrument maker and watchmaker in Boston at whose suggestion he turned his attention to…

dowry

(Encyclopedia) dowrydowrydouˈrē [key], the property that a woman brings to her husband at the time of the marriage. The dowry apparently originated in the giving of a marriage gift by the family of…