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William Adams PALMER, Congress, VT (1781-1860)

Senate Years of Service: 1818-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanPALMER, William Adams, a Senator from Vermont; born in Hebron, Conn., September 12, 1781; completed…

George Adams SHUFORD, Congress, NC (1895-1962)

SHUFORD, George Adams, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., September 5, 1895; attended the public schools and the University of North Carolina 1913-…

Am and pm

The Question: What do the abbreviations am or pm (as in time) stand for? The Answer: AM is Latin for ante meridiem (before noon). PM is Latin…

DK Society & Beliefs: Societies

WHAT DO SOCIETIES HAVE IN COMMON? HOW ARE SOCIETIES ORGANIZED? DO SOCIETIES EVOLVE? SOCIAL SCIENCESFIND OUT MOREThroughout time and in every part of the world, people have organized themselves into…

E. H. Gombrich

scientist, writerBorn: 3/30/1909Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Vienna-born polymath who wrote about subjects ranging from classical music to psychology to white ants. But he's best known for his…

Delaroche, Hippolyte

(Encyclopedia) Delaroche, HippolyteDelaroche, Hippolyteēpôlētˈ dəlärôshˈ [key], 1797–1856, French historical and portrait painter, known as Paul Delaroche. He studied with Gros. The exhibition of his…

Eden, Garden of

(Encyclopedia) Eden, Garden of, in the Bible, first home to humankind. In it were the trees of life and of the knowledge of good and evil. Having eaten the forbidden fruit of the latter tree, Adam…

Hours

An hour is 60 minutes.The hours between 12 midnight and 12 noon are A.M. (ante “before” meridiem).The hours between 12 noon and 12 midnight are P.M. (post “after” meridiem)Sailor time is used on a…