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nullification

(Encyclopedia) nullification, in U.S. history, a doctrine expounded by the advocates of extreme states' rights. It held that states have the right to declare null and void any federal law that they…

David McKee HALL, Congress, NC (1918-1960)

HALL, David McKee, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Sylva, Jackson County, N.C., May 16, 1918; attended the public schools in Jackson County, N.C.; special student at the…

Entertainment Bios — J

Alan JacksonJanet JacksonJoe JacksonJoshua JacksonMichael JacksonPeter JacksonSamuel L. JacksonSir Derek JacobiRichard Jaeckel Mick JaggerJane's AddictionPaul JarricoJayhawksPeter JenningsWaylon…

Towns with Women's Names

Girls Across America by Holly Hartman From Tracy, California, to Chelsea, Vermont, the map of the United States is dotted with girls' names. Here are a few. Allison, Iowa Amy, Kansas…

Harrisonburg

(Encyclopedia) Harrisonburg, city (2020 pop. 51,814), seat of Rockingham co., NW Va., in the Shenandoah Valley; settled 1739, inc. 1916. It is a…

Grey, Zane

(Encyclopedia) Grey, Zane, 1872–1939, American writer of Western stories, b. Zanesville, Ohio, as Pearl Zane Gray, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1896. His melodramatic tales of the West and Southwest…

Baldwin, Simeon Eben

(Encyclopedia) Baldwin, Simeon Eben, 1840–1927, American jurist and politician, b. New Haven, Conn., grad. Yale, 1861. He taught at Yale from 1869 to 1919, serving as a professor of law after 1872.…

Liberty Day: U.S. Virgin Islands

Celebrating the life and work of David Hamilton Jackson by Liz Olson Held as a public holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands annually on 1 November, Liberty Day commemorates David…

2002 CMA Awards

The 36th Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented November 6 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.Entertainer of the Year:Alan JacksonMale Vocalist of the Year:Alan JacksonFemale…

John Henry EATON, Congress, TN (1790-1856)

Senate Years of Service: 1818-1821; 1821-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson Republican; JacksonianEATON, John Henry, a Senator from Tennessee; born near Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N…