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Henri La Fontaine See also U.S. Supreme Court Justices People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court Facts Milestone Cases in Supreme Court History…

Buchanan, James

(Encyclopedia) Buchanan, James, 1791–1868, 15th President of the United States (1857–61), b. near Mercersburg, Pa., grad. Dickinson College, 1809. Buchanan was nominated as a Democratic candidate…

Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johann

(Encyclopedia) Wittgenstein, Ludwig Josef JohannWittgenstein, Ludwig Josef Johannloŏtˈvĭkh yōˈzĕf yōˈhän vĭtˈgənshtīn [key], 1889–1951, Austrian philosopher, b. Vienna. The second phase of…

Tennessee Valley Authority

(Encyclopedia) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), independent U.S. government corporate agency, created in 1933 by act of Congress; it is responsible for the integrated development of the Tennessee…

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Women on Pedestals

Sojourner Truth These are monumental women! Because of their achievements, their likenesses have been carved in stone for all to see and remember.Who: Katharine Lee Bates, author of “America the…

1700–1799 (A.D.) World History

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)Frederick the Great(1712–1786)Samuel Johnson(1709–1784)George Washington (1732–1799)Alexander Hamilton(1755–1804)Napoléon Bonaparte (1769–1821)1701War of the Spanish…

Members of the U.S. Senate, 114th Congress

The members of the U.S. Senate in the 114th Congress are listed below. Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party…