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Tristram SHAW, Congress, NH (1786-1843)

SHAW, Tristram, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Hampton, Rockingham County, N.H., May 23, 1786; completed preparatory studies; held several local offices in Exeter, N.H.; elected…

Jo Ann DAVIS, Congress, VA (1950-2007)

DAVIS, Jo Ann, a Representative from Virginia; born in Rowan County, N.C., June 29, 1950; attended Hampton Roads Business College, Hampton Roads, Va.; business owner; member of the Virginia…

Black Panthers

(Encyclopedia) Black Panthers, U.S. African-American militant party, founded (1966) in Oakland, Calif., by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Originally aimed at armed self-defense against the local…

Kyffhäuser

(Encyclopedia) KyffhäuserKyffhäuserkĭfˈhoizər [key], forested mountain, c.1,550 ft (470 m), Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is crowned by the two ruined castles of Rothenburg (7th cent.) and…

Phillips WHITE, Congress, NH (1729-1811)

WHITE, Phillips, a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Haverhill, Mass., on October 28, 1729; completed preparatory studies and attended Harvard College; during the French and Indian War was…