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Constantine, Donation of

(Encyclopedia) Constantine, Donation of, Lat. Constitutum Constantini, forged document, probably drafted in the 8th cent. It purported to be a grant by Roman Emperor Constantine I of great temporal…

Glendale

(Encyclopedia) Glendale. 1 City (2020 pop. 248,325), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich…

Federal Communications Commission

(Encyclopedia) Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public…

Ephrata

(Encyclopedia) Ephrata Ephrata ĕfˈrətə [key]. <1> Borough (2020 pop. 13,794), Lancaster co., SE…

Walke, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Walke, HenryWalke, Henrywôk [key], 1808–96, American naval officer, b. Princess Anne co., Va. Walke was appointed a midshipman in 1827, served in the Mexican War, and was later made a…

Lee, Robert Edward

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Robert Edward, 1807–70, general in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, b. Jan. 19, 1807, at Stratford, Westmoreland co., Va.; son of Henry (“Light-Horse…

The Power of Presidential Pardons

An explanation of the power to pardon granted to U.S. presidents by the Constitution by Mark Hughes President Gerald Ford testifying before the House Judicial Committee about his…

Page Henry BELCHER, Congress, OK (1899-1980)

BELCHER, Page Henry, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Jefferson, Grant County, Okla., April 21, 1899, on the claim his father took in the opening of the Cherokee Strip; attended high…

Joel Allen BARBER, Congress, WI (1809-1881)

BARBER, Joel Allen, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Georgia (near St. Albans), Franklin County, Vt., January 17, 1809; attended the common schools, Georgia Academy, and the University…