Fourth of July Quotes Founders' Wisdom: quotations from signers of the Declaration of Independence Compiled by Elizabeth Olson We hold these truths to be self-evident…
The Question:
The first public school was established in 1635. In which city was this school?
The Answer:
Boston Latin School in Boston, Mass. is the oldest public school in America. It was…
actressBorn: 5/12/1907Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut Academy Award-winning film, stage and television actress whose career spans nearly 70 years. Spencer Tracy was Hepburn's leading man and…
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by Mark Hughes Barack Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama's dad, informed his daughters—and millions of other people who were watching his victory speech the night he was elected president of the…
(Encyclopedia) Farmer, Paul (Paul Edward Farmer), 1959–2022; American infectious disease doctor and medical anthropologist, b. North Adams, Mass., M.D…
(Encyclopedia) Natchez, city (1990 pop. 19,460), seat of Adams co., SW Miss., on bluffs above the Mississippi River; settled 1716, inc. 1803. It is the trade, shipping, and processing center for a…
(Encyclopedia) Boston Public Library, founded in 1848, chiefly through the gift of Joshua Bates, and opened to the public in 1854. It is the oldest free public city library supported by taxation in…
Senate Years of Service: 1827-1829; 1829-1833Party: Adams; Anti-JacksonianFOOTE, Samuel Augustus, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut. (See FOOT, Samuel Augustus.) Source:…
actressBorn: 5/29/1958Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas The Oscar-nominated actress has appeared in numerous successful movies, including Valmont (1989), The American President (1994), Richard III (1995…
