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Stars Over Beacon Street
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Stars and books have always been my best friends. My books go with me wherever we move. And the stars, they are always there when we get there. The first stars…
(Encyclopedia) hue and cry, formerly, in English law, pursuit of a criminal immediately after he had committed a felony. Whoever witnessed or discovered the crime was required to raise the hue and…
Senate Years of Service: 1851-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1866Party: Whig; Opposition; RepublicanFOOT, Solomon, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Cornwall, Addison County, Vt.,…
