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subtreasury

(Encyclopedia) subtreasury. After President Andrew Jackson vetoed (July 10, 1832) the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States, the deposits were removed and placed in state banks that…

Famous Fictional Couples | Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers by David Johnson   Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers are probably the most famous of all fictional romantic couples. The balcony scene where…

James Whitmore Biography

actorBorn: October 1, 1921Died: February 6, 2009 (Malibu, California, USA) Best Known as: character actor James Whitmore's long career on the stage and screen…

David Joseph WELDON, Congress, FL (1953)

WELDON, David Joseph, a Representative from Florida; born in Amityville, Suffolk County, N.Y., August 31, 1953; graduated from Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, N.Y., 1971; B.S., State…

Luke Wilson

actorBorn: 9/21/1971Birthplace: Dallas, Texas When brothers Owen and Luke Wilson left their Dallas childhood home for the University of Texas, they had no idea they were on the way to thriving…

Owen Wilson

actor, screenwriterBorn: 11/18/1968Birthplace: Dallas, Texas When brothers Owen and Luke Wilson left their Dallas childhood home for the University of Texas, they had no idea they were on the way…

John LeBOUTILLIER, Congress, NY (1953)

LeBOUTILLIER, John, a Representative from New York; born in Glen Cove, Nassau County, N.Y., May 26, 1953; attended grammar school in Greenvale, N.Y.; graduated from Brooks School, North…

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…

Natalie Wood

(Natasha Nikolaevna Gurdin)actressBorn: 7/20/1938Birthplace: San Francisco, California Dark-haired, browned eyed smoldering beauty who began acting at age four in the 1943 movie, Happy Land. Wood…

Philip DODDRIDGE, Congress, VA (1773-1832)

DODDRIDGE, Philip, a Representative from Virginia; born in Bedford County, Va., May 17, 1773; reared on a farm; moved to Brooke County, Va. (now West Virginia); attended school in Wellsburg (…