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David Smith BENNETT, Congress, NY (1811-1894)

BENNETT David Smith , a Representative from New York; born on a farm near Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 3, 1811; attended the common schools and the local academy in Onondaga; engaged in…

James Lawrence GETZ, Congress, PA (1821-1891)

GETZ James Lawrence , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., September 14, 1821; pursued an academic course; one of the founders of the Reading Gazette in 1840;…

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 62

Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 61 Chapter 63 Chapter 62 1 Tao has of all things the most honoured place. No treasures give good men so rich a grace; Bad men it…

The Bounty

A 1789 mutiny which led to a modern-day colony on Pitcairn Island Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press.The Bounty was the British…

Top Ten Greenest Colleges in the U.S., 2009

The Sierra Club selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-energy purchases, green-building policies,…