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SMITH, Samuel, Congress, MD (1752-1839)

Senate Years of Service: 1803-1815; 1822-1833 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican/Jacksonian SMITH, Samuel, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Carlisle, Pa…

Queen Victoria

England's longest-ruling monarch by David Johnson Related Links The Victorian Era in LiteratureBritish Royal Family TreeHow To Get Your Own Royal TitleKingdoms and Monarchs of the…

King, Martin Luther, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929–68, American clergyman and civil-rights leader, b. Atlanta, Ga., grad. Morehouse College (B.A., 1948), Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D., 1951), Boston…

aster

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cross section of a sunflower, a member of the aster family aster [Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants…

Millennial Questions

Where will the Sun first rise on January 1, 2000? Whether the millennium begins in 2000 or 2001 is not the only debate surrounding the New Year's Eve party of the century. Just exactly where the…

DK Science & Technology: Color

WHAT IS THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM? WHAT ARE PRIMARY COLORS? HOW MANY COLORS CAN WE SEE? DISPERSIONCOLOR TREEFIND OUT MORELight has different wavelengths, which we see as colors. The range of wavelengths…

Charles Harley MANSUR, Congress, MO (1835-1895)

MANSUR, Charles Harley, a Representative from Missouri; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 6, 1835; attended Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass.; studied law and was admitted to the bar in Richmond…

Enid GREENE, Congress, UT (1958)

GREENE, Enid, a Representative from Utah; born in San Rafael, Calif., June 5, 1958; graduated from East High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976; B.S., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah…

Thomas Lyon HAMER, Congress, OH (1800-1846)

HAMER, Thomas Lyon, (uncle of Thomas Ray Hamer), a Representative from Ohio; born in Northumberland County, Pa., in July 1800; attended the public schools; moved to Ohio in 1817 and taught…