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Johnson, Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Andrew, 1808–75, 17th President of the United States (1865–69), b. Raleigh, N.C. On Apr. 15, 1865, following Lincoln's assassination, Johnson took the oath of office as…The Magna Carta
JOHN, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, foresters…Women's Suffrage: Negro Suffrage as a Political Necessity
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Negro's HourThe First Victory (1869)Negro Suffrage as a Political NecessityIt was with troubled minds that Republican leaders faced…John Keats: Chaucer
by JohnKeatsSleep and PoetryChaucer What is more gentle than a wind in summer? What is more soothing than the pretty hummer That stays one moment in an open flower, And buzzes cheerily…William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act II, Scene II
Scene IIBefore Gloucester's castleEnter Kent and Oswald, severallyOswaldGood dawning to thee, friend: art of this house?KentAy.OswaldWhere may we set our horses?KentI' the mire.OswaldPrithee…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: James Knox Polk
William Henry Harrison Zachary Taylor James Knox Polk Inaugural Address Tuesday, March 4, 1845 Fellow-Citizens: WITHOUT solicitation on my part, I have been chosen by the free and…Brewer's: Poke
A bag, pouch, or sack. Poke A lazy person, a loafer, a dawdler. Poke To thrust or push against; to thrust or butt with the horns. Also to busy oneself without any definite object. “…Somalia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Somalia Index: Geography History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Somali Relations GEOGRAPHY The Cushitic populations of…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: F
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z F is written on his face. F Sharp ff F.E.R.T. F.O.B. F's Fa' Fabian Society…Biographies: Notable Philosophers
Notable Philosophers René Descartes See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Philosophy Major Religions of the World Biographies by…