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State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 8, 1846)
James Polk (December 8, 1846) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: In resuming your labors in the service of the people it is a subject of congratulation that there has…State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 7, 1847)
James Polk (December 7, 1847) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The annual meeting of Congress is always an interesting event. The representatives of the States and…State of the Union Address: George Washington (November 19, 1794)
George Washington (November 19, 1794) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: When we call to mind the gracious indulgence of Heaven by which the American people became a nation…State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 5, 1848)
James Polk (December 5, 1848) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people…State of the Union Address: Zachary Taylor (December 4, 1849)
Zachary Taylor (December 4, 1849) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Sixty years have elapsed since the establishment of this Government, and the Congress of the United…State of the Union Address: Millard Fillmore (December 2, 1850)
Millard Fillmore (December 2, 1850) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: Being suddenly called in the midst of the last session of Congress by a painful dispensation of…State of the Union Address: Millard Fillmore (December 2, 1851)
Millard Fillmore (December 2, 1851) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: I congratulate you and our common constituency upon the favorable auspices under which you meet…Bermuda Hundred
(Encyclopedia) Bermuda Hundred, fishing village, on the peninsula at the confluence of the Appomattox and James rivers, SE Va., NE of Petersburg; founded 1613. During the Civil War the Union Army of…European Commission
(Encyclopedia) European Commission (EC), institution of the European Union (EU) invested with executive powers; it also is the main EU institution that initiates legislation. Located in Brussels,…Monitor and Merrimack
(Encyclopedia) Monitor and Merrimack, two American warships that fought the first engagement between ironclad ships. When, at the beginning of the Civil War, the Union forces abandoned the Norfolk…Trending
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