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(Encyclopedia) WappingerWappingerwŏpˈĭnjər [key], confederation of Native North Americans of the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In the…Killian MILLER, Congress, NY (1785-1859)
MILLER Killian , a Representative from New York; born in Claverack, Columbia County, N.Y., July 30, 1785; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…Charles Delemere HAINES, Congress, NY (1856-1929)
HAINES Charles Delemere , a Representative from New York; born in Medusa, Albany County, N.Y., June 9, 1856; moved with his parents to Coxsackie; attended the common schools; studied telegraphy…Meg Tilly Biography
Meg Tilly (Margaret Tilly)actressBorn: 2/14/1960Birthplace: Texada Island, British Columbia Tilly first trained as a dancer and made a brief appearance as such in the film Fame (1980). She rose…Desert Blue
Director/Writer: Morgan J. Freeman Samuel Goldwyn Films; R; 87 minutesRelease: Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, John Heard, Christina Ricci/99Cast: Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, John Heard…James Archibald FREAR, Congress, WI (1861-1939)
FREAR James Archibald , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis., October 24, 1861; attended the public schools, and Laurence University, Appleton, Wis., in 1878;…The Middle Atlantic
Source: The U.S. Department of State If New England provided the brains and dollars for 19th-century American expansion, the Middle Atlantic states provided the muscle. The region's largest…Intracoastal Waterway
(Encyclopedia) Intracoastal Waterway, c.3,000 mi (4,827 km) long, partly natural, partly artificial, providing sheltered passage for commercial and leisure boats along the U.S. Atlantic coast from…luminism
(Encyclopedia) luminismluminisml&oomacr;ˈmĭnĭzˌəm [key], American art movement of the 19th cent. Luminism was an outgrowth of the Hudson River school. In its concern for capturing the effects of…Baffin Island
(Encyclopedia) Baffin Island, 183,810 sq mi (476,068 sq km), c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long and from 130 to 450 mi (210–720 km) wide, in the Arctic Ocean, Nunavut Territory, Canada. It is the fifth…Trending
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