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Presidents Appointing Justices in the 20th Century

The Question: Who is the only U.S. President in the 20th century not to appoint a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? The Answer: Actually…

The Supreme Court: Great Minds of the Court

Great Minds of the CourtThe Supreme CourtGreat Minds of the CourtJoseph Story (1811-1845)Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)Hugo Black (…

Members of Congress: Washington, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Washington Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Brockman (Brock) 1927-2004 ALLEN, John Beard 1845-1903…

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Franz Xaver GabelsbergerJames GadsdenLyman Judson GageJames GalanosJohn Kenneth GalbraithFerdinando GalianiAlbert GallatinGeorge Horace GallupIsabella Stewart GardnerThomas Andrew GareyRobert…

Poetry Month | Recommended Children's Books

Recommended Poetry Books for Kids Odes and ditties for children (adults too!) compiled by Holly Hartman I'm the Dragon of Grindly Grun, I…

National Poetry Month

Featured Biography Marianne Moore American poet Notable Poets » Akhmatova - Byron Catullus - Dunbar Eliot - Hughes Jarrell…

National Poetry Month

Featured Biography Marianne Moore American poet Notable Poets » Akhmatova - ByronCatullus - DunbarEliot - HughesJarrell - MillayNeruda - RumiSandburg - TennysonValéry - Yeats…

History: Relay, Winter Games

by Mark Hughes The Winter Olympic Torch Relay began in 1964. Related Links History: Flame and Torch…

Charles Warren FAIRBANKS, Congress, IN (1852-1918)

Senate Years of Service: 1897-1905Party: RepublicanFAIRBANKS, Charles Warren, a Senator from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born near Unionville Center, Union County, Ohio…

Francis Marion COCKRELL, Congress, MO (1834-1915)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1905Party: DemocratCOCKRELL, Francis Marion, (brother of Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell), a Senator from Missouri; born in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Mo., October 1…