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Willard Preble HALL, Congress, MO (1820-1882)

HALL, Willard Preble, (brother of William Augustus Hall and uncle of Uriel Sebree Hall), a Representative from Missouri; born at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), May 9…

James HILLHOUSE, Congress, CT (1754-1832)

Senate Years of Service: 1796-1810Party: FederalistHILLHOUSE, James, (son of William Hillhouse), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Montville, Conn., October 20, 1754;…

Elisha WHITTLESEY, Congress, OH (1783-1863)

WHITTLESEY, Elisha, (uncle of William Augustus Whittlesey and cousin of Frederick Whittlesey and Thomas Tucker Whittlesey), a Representative from Ohio; born in Washington, Conn., October 19,…

Rome, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Roman Empire (a.d. 117) CE5 Rome, Ital. Roma, city (1991 pop. 2,775,250), capital of Italy and see of the pope, whose residence, Vatican City, is a sovereign state within the…

Fano

(Encyclopedia) Fano Fano fäˈnō [key], city, in the Marche, central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. It is a…

Capri

(Encyclopedia) CapriCaprikäˈprē [key], Lat. Capreae, island (1987 est. pop. 7,750), 4 sq mi (10.4 sq km), Campania, S Italy, in the Bay of Naples off the tip of the Sorrento Peninsula. It is an…

The Gregorian Calendar—History

The Curious History of the Gregorian Calendar Eleven days that never were by Ben Snowden RELATED LINKS Leap Year Explained Ides of March Origins of…

Timeline: Pirates

Notable events in pirate history, from 700 B.C. to the present by Mark Hughes c. 700 – 67 B.C. • 700–1820 • 1991–2007 • April 2008–present c.…

Summer Blockbusters 2011

Get ready for the onslaught of summer movies with this guide. Look for the box of popcorn icon next to movies that are kid friendly. By Jennie Wood Related Links Fandango Official…