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My Lord and Lady

My Lord and Lady"Please, Madam Mother, could you lend me my wife for half an hour? The luggage has come, and I've been making hay of Amy's Paris finery, trying to find some things I want,"…

A Short History of Impeachment

High crimes and misdemeanors - how is the president impeached? The Facts Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, but acquitted by the…

William Vaughn Moody: The Daguerreotype

The DaguerreotypeWilliam Vaughn MoodyThis, then, is she, My mother as she looked at seventeen, When she first met my father. Young incredibly, Younger than spring, without the faintest trace…

Election 2012 - Willard "Mitt" Romney

  The 2012 Republican presidential nominee falls to Obama in the general election by Liz Olson and Jennie Wood Mitt Romney Related Links Mitt Romney’s campaign website Mitt…

2018 Year in Review: World News

Top events for the world in 2018 Prev Next Vladimir Putin Re-elected   In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin secured another six-year term to continue nearly two decades of…

The Legislative Branch

The Capitol's iconic dome was added in the 1850s. It stands nearly 300 feet tall, and weighs nearly 9 million pounds.Read current and historical biographies of every U.S. congressional member. Find…

February Current Events 2024: U.S. News

Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

immigration

(Encyclopedia) immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are…