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Calonne, Charles Alexandre de
(Encyclopedia) Calonne, Charles Alexandre deCalonne, Charles Alexandre deshärl älĕksäNˈdrə də kälōnˈ [key], 1734–1802, French statesman, controller general of finances (1783–87). Faced with a huge…Ness, Eliot
(Encyclopedia) Ness, Eliot, 1903–57, American law enforcement officer, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago (1925), famous as the leader of the “Untouchables,” the Justice Dept. squad who fought the…James Winthrop: Agrippa VIII
Agrippa VIIIJames Winthrop25 December 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaSee also Federalist No. 11To the People.It has been proved, by indisputable evidence, that power is not the grand principle…Hearing of the Womens Suffrage Association (1892) - Lucy Stone
Address of Mrs. Elizabeth Cad... Address of Mrs. Isabella Beec... Address of Mrs. Lucy Stone. Mrs. Lucy Stone, of Boston, next addressed the committee. She said: Mr. Chairman and…Peter's pence
(Encyclopedia) Peter's pence, in the Roman Catholic Church, the annual voluntary laymen's contribution to the support of the pope. Formerly Peter's pence was a yearly tax of a penny levied by the…Women's Suffrage and the Constitution: Chapter V
Chapter IV. The Story of the...Chapter VI Objections to the...Chapter V. Federal Action and State Rights Henry Wade RogersJudge of the United States Circuit Court of…State of the Union Address: Calvin Coolidge (December 7, 1926)
Calvin Coolidge (December 7, 1926) Members of the Congress: In reporting to the Congress the state of the Union, I find it impossible to characterize it other than one of general peace and…Watts
(Encyclopedia) Watts, residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist Simon Rodia's celebrated…State of the Union Address: Andrew Jackson (December 5, 1836)
Andrew Jackson (December 5, 1836) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: Addressing to you the last annual message I shall ever present to the Congress of the United…The Address and Reasons of Dissent of the Minority of the Convention of Pennsylvania to their Constituents
The Address and Reasons of Dissent of the Minority of the Convention of Pennsylvania to their Constituents12 December 1787by AbstractAfter the Pennsylvania Convention ratified the new…Trending
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