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- ; ca 1897 – October 23, 2003) was the youngest of the three Soong ... Her experiences in the United States made her an able spokeswoman ...16 KB (2,400 words) - 02:00, 27 February 2023
- 23, 1915) was a mulatto slave in the United States who freed himself ... helped to bolster support for the entrance of blacks into the military. They ...13 KB (2,026 words) - 02:16, 16 December 2022
- – October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United States, serving ... Pierce served in the House of Representatives and Senate as a Democrat ...19 KB (2,905 words) - 05:14, 9 April 2024
- 2, 1923) was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving ... presidential campaign, held in the aftermath of World War I, he promised a ...19 KB (2,918 words) - 22:55, 3 May 2023
- executive who served as the president of Columbia Broadcasting System ... Stanton was decisive and passionate in his pursuit of the development ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 05:09, 9 April 2024
- governor best known for his administration of Germany immediately after World ... Clay supported and lobbied for this change of policy, fearing that an impoverished ...11 KB (1,629 words) - 02:26, 5 November 2022
- pacifist, publicist, journalist, co-founder of the German peace movement, ... Nieder! (Lay Down Your Arms!) the title of the Baroness' famous 1889 ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 07:20, 20 July 2023
- includes novels, poems, and collections of folklore. He was also one of ... Johnson was a prominent figure of the latter part of the Harlem Renaissance ...14 KB (1,983 words) - 14:28, 24 March 2023
- Abbeville is a city in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States ... The noted states rights advocate John C. Calhoun was born just outside ...17 KB (2,385 words) - 04:41, 14 June 2023
- famous for serving as the only president of the Confederate States of America ... Before the Civil War, Davis served in the Mississippi legislature ...22 KB (3,305 words) - 04:35, 31 July 2022
- law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. Marshall was Chief Justice ... played a significant role in the development of the American legal system. ...23 KB (3,437 words) - 06:32, 3 August 2022
- American politician who served as Governor of Kansas from 1933-1937. He was ... in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, at the time of Landon's birth. Later ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 16:52, 20 July 2023
- Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States ... A national hero after the Mexican-American War, he served as military ...19 KB (2,810 words) - 11:00, 15 May 2023
- James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was one of the principal ... but instead narrowly defined the powers of the government. Opponents of ...20 KB (2,961 words) - 00:56, 7 November 2023
- The Monroe Doctrine is a United States doctrine which, on December ... The three main concepts of the doctrine—separate spheres of influence ...24 KB (3,682 words) - 21:11, 9 November 2022
- Old Kinderhook, was the eighth president of the United States. He was a ... He was the first of a series of eight presidents between Andrew Jackson ...22 KB (3,321 words) - 15:53, 7 November 2022
- best known as the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Considered one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 22:16, 31 October 2023
- in Kiowa County, Colorado near the towns of Eads and Chivington, commemorating ... The Sand Creek Massacre was one of the most horrific atrocities committed ...15 KB (2,230 words) - 03:11, 23 December 2022
- 1955) was an American newspaper baron, owner of the Chicago Tribune, and popularly ... A leading opponent of United States entry into World War II and of ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 02:14, 16 December 2022
- 1777 – October 12, 1864) was the twelfth United States Attorney General. ... role for the federal government in the area of economic regulation, Taney ...15 KB (2,278 words) - 21:33, 16 April 2023
