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Jerry Joseph O'CONNELL, Congress, MT (1909-1956)

O'CONNELL Jerry Joseph , a Representative from Montana; born in Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont., June 14, 1909; attended the parochial schools and Butte Central High School; was graduated from…

The Devil's Dictionary: Man

by Ambrose Bierce MAMMONMANESMAN -n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is…

Ali Akbar Khan Biography

Ali Akbar KhanmusicianBorn: April 14, 1922Birthplace: Maihar, India Ali Akbar was born into a family steeped in the traditions of Indian court music. The family music ancestry dates back to…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: To Ellen at the South

To Ellen at the SouthThe green grass is bowing, The morning wind is in it; 'T is a tune worth thy knowing, Though it change every minute. 'T is a tune of the Spring; Every year plays it…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 29, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 28, 1804May 30, 1804May 29, 1804 Tuesday 29th May Sent out hunters, got a morning obsvtn and one at 12 oClock, rained last night, the river…