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George William CROFT, Congress, SC (1846-1904)
CROFT George William , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Newberry County, S.C., December 20, 1846; attended the common schools in Greenville, S.C.; entered the South Carolina…William Stuart REYBURN, Congress, PA (1882-1946)
REYBURN William Stuart , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 17, 1882; attended the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; was graduated from Yale University in 1904 and…stove
(Encyclopedia) stove, device used for heating or for cooking food. The stove was long regarded as a cooking device supplementary to the fireplace, near which it stood; its stovepipe led into the…grease
(Encyclopedia) grease, mixture of lubricant and thickener. It is used to reduce friction between surfaces from which oils would leak away or cause damage by dripping, or where lubrication must be…delta
(Encyclopedia) delta [from triangular shape of the Nile delta, like the Greek letter delta], a deposit of clay, silt, and sand formed at the mouth of a river where the stream loses velocity and drops…Jingdezhen
(Encyclopedia) JingdezhenJingdezhenjĭng-d&oobreve;-jŭn [key] or FowliangFowliangf&oomacr;ˈlyängˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 294,000), NE Jiangxi prov., China, on the Chang River. It is world…Nicaragua Canal
(Encyclopedia) Nicaragua Canal, proposed waterway between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. One often considered route would be 172.8 mi (278 km) long and would generally follow the San Juan River…James Francis BYRNES, Congress, SC (1882-1972)
Senate Years of Service: 1931-1941 Party: Democrat BYRNES James Francis , a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., May 2, 1882; attended the public schools…Henry Clay EVANS, Congress, TN (1843-1921)
EVANS Henry Clay , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Juniata County, Pa., June 18, 1843; moved to Wisconsin in 1844, with his parents, who settled in Platteville, Grant County; attended…Henry Clay MINER, Congress, NY (1842-1900)
MINER Henry Clay , a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 23, 1842; attended the public schools and the American Institute of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City; engaged…Trending
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