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(Encyclopedia) Bronze Age, period in the development of technology when metals were first used regularly in the manufacture of tools and weapons. Pure copper and bronze, an alloy of copper and tin,…Xi'an
(Encyclopedia) Xi'anXi'anshēˈänˈ [key] or SianXi'anshēˈänˈ, sēˈ– [key], city (1994 est. pop. 2,114,900), capital of Shaanxi prov., China, in the Wei River valley. Situated on the Longhai RR, China's…John DOUGHERTY, Congress, MO (1857-1905)
DOUGHERTY John , a Representative from Missouri; born in Iatan, Platte County, Mo., February 25, 1857; moved with his parents the same year to Liberty, Clay County, Mo.; attended the public…Ralph Wilbur MOSS, Congress, IN (1862-1919)
MOSS Ralph Wilbur , a Representative from Indiana; born in Center Point, Clay County, Ind., April 21, 1862; educated in the common schools of the township and attended Purdue University, West…Charles Augustus RAWSON, Congress, IA (1867-1936)
Senate Years of Service: 1922-1922 Party: Republican RAWSON Charles Augustus , a Senator from Iowa; born in Des Moines, Iowa, May 29, 1867; attended the public schools and Grinnell (Iowa) College…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 19, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 18, 1804July 20, 1804July 19, 1804 July 19th after breakfast which was on a rosted Ribs of a Deer a little and a little Coffee I walked on…Alney McLEAN, Congress, KY (1779-1841)
McLEAN Alney , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Burke County, N.C., June 10, 1779; pursued preparatory studies; moved to Kentucky; appointed surveyor of Muhlenberg County in 1799 and…Ed Lee GOSSETT, Congress, TX (1902-1990)
GOSSETT Ed Lee , a Representative from Texas; born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, La., January 27, 1902; moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled on…William Adams PALMER, Congress, VT (1781-1860)
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1825 Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican PALMER William Adams , a Senator from Vermont; born in Hebron, Conn., September 12, 1781; completed…Robert Wyche DAVIS, Congress, FL (1849-1929)
DAVIS Robert Wyche , a Representative from Florida; born near Albany, Lee County, Ga., March 15, 1849; attended the common schools; enlisted in 1863 in the Fifth Georgia Regiment of the…Trending
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