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Charles James FAULKNER, Congress, WV (1806-1884)

FAULKNER, Charles James, (father of Charles James Faulkner [1847-1929]), a Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia; born in Martinsburg, Va. (now West Virginia), July 6, 1806; was…

Simon CAMERON, Congress, PA (1799-1889)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849; 1857-1861; 1867-1877Party: Democrat; Republican; RepublicanCAMERON, Simon, (father of James Donald Cameron), a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Maytown,…

Richard Cheney

vice president of the United StatesBorn: Jan. 30, 1941Birthplace: Lincoln, Neb. President George W. Bush turned to a seasoned Washington insider to be his second in command. The vice president has…

Mariana Trench

(Encyclopedia) Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench,Marianas Trench,mârˌēănˈəz [key], elongated depression on the Pacific Ocean floor, 210 mi (338 km) SW of Guam. It is the deepest known depression on…

Blunt, Anthony Frederick

(Encyclopedia) Blunt, Anthony Frederick, 1907–83, English art historian and Soviet spy, grad. Cambridge. Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art after 1947 and professor of the history of art at…

Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html . This list was tabulated from an online survey that the National Education Association ran from…

Mystery Initials

  Mystery Initials Full names of famous authors   tracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether…