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Winchester, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) WinchesterWinchesterwĭnˈchĕˌstər, wĭnˈchĭstər [key]. 1 Town (1990 pop. 11,524), Litchfield co., NW Conn., in the Litchfield Hills; settled 1732, inc. 1771. It includes Winsted (1990…

Carolina campaign

(Encyclopedia) Carolina campaign, 1780–81, of the American Revolution. After Sir Henry Clinton had captured Charleston, he returned to New York, leaving a British force under Cornwallis to…

Last Living Veterans of America's Wars

American Revolution (1775–1783)Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/1906, age 92Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/1911, age 90…

The Amistad

The Amistad The Spanish schooner and its slaves who fueled proslavery ire by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Steven Spielberg popularized the story of the Spanish slave ship Amistad in his…

Theodore Gilmore BILBO, Congress, MS (1877-1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1935-1947Party: DemocratBILBO, Theodore Gilmore, a Senator from Mississippi; born on a farm near Poplarville, Pearl River County, Miss., October 13, 1877; attended the…

William Brown McKINLEY, Congress, IL (1856-1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1926Party: RepublicanMcKINLEY, William Brown, a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Petersburg, Menard County, Ill., September 5, 1856; attended…

William McKINLEY, Jr., Congress, OH (1843-1901)

McKINLEY, William, Jr., a Representative from Ohio and 25th President of the United States; born in Niles, Ohio, January 29, 1843; attended the public schools, Poland Academy, and Allegheny…

Columbus DELANO, Congress, OH (1809-1896)

DELANO, Columbus, a Representative from Ohio; born in Shoreham, Vt., June 4, 1809; moved with his parents to Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, in 1817; pursued an academic course; studied law;…