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America's Best Beaches, 2008

The following table lists the top ten best beaches to visit in the United States for 2008, according to Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, author of America's Best Beaches. In addition, find a list of…

Hardcover

Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print…

2011 Nobel Prize Winners

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Hiram Pitt BENNET, Congress, CO (1826-1914)

BENNET, Hiram Pitt, a Delegate from the Territory of Colorado; born in Carthage, Franklin County, Maine, September 2, 1826; moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Richland County in…

John Macpherson BERRIEN, Congress, GA (1781-1856)

Senate Years of Service: 1825-1829; 1841-1845; 1845-1852Party: Jacksonian; Whig; WhigBERRIEN, John Macpherson, a Senator from Georgia; born at Rocky Hill, near Princeton, N.J., August 23, 1781…

Philippines: Presidents

Presidents Manuel L. Quezon (1935–1944)   Jorge B. Vargas, president of the Executive Commission of the Philippine Council of State (1943)   José P.…

John Sharp WILLIAMS, Congress, MS (1854-1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923Party: DemocratWILLIAMS, John Sharp, (grandson of Christopher Harris Williams), a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Memphis, Tenn., July…

Theodore FRELINGHUYSEN, Congress, NJ (1787-1862)

Senate Years of Service: 1829-1835Party: Anti-JacksonianFRELINGHUYSEN, Theodore, (son of Frederick Frelinghuysen, uncle and adoptive father of Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, great-uncle of…

Arthur Pue GORMAN, Congress, MD (1839-1906)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1899; 1903-1906Party: Democrat; DemocratGORMAN, Arthur Pue, a Senator from Maryland; born in Woodstock, Howard County, Md., March 11, 1839; attended the public…