With a population of about 100, Highland Beach is a Chesapeake Bay paradise. The town in Anne Arundel County was founded in 1893 by Charles...
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Here are five of the United States' most infamous dueling sites, all of which you can visit today. Bloody Island; East St. Louis, Illinois
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Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from New York. Party, Total. Democratic, 19. Republican, 21. Federalist, 9. Democratic-Republican, 8.
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Discover Bladensburg Dueling Grounds in Colmar Manor, Maryland: Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near...
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Már több elnöknek meggyűlt a baja a szenátusban az obstrukcióval, azzal az eszközzel, amely Amerikában a Karib-tenger kalózairól kapta a...
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Introduction Two years ago, I visited a private collection in Belgium to look at a painting said to be by Anthony van Dyck. The painting was not worth the...
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The concept of making marathon speeches to block legislation has been around since ancient Rome. But U.S. lawmakers have made this tactic...
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The most famous duel in American history was that between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804. Hamilton was killed in the duel.
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The name Barent is an occupational surname, deriving from word for the title of a Baron. The surname Barent was also applied as a nickname to a person with a...
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Constitution Daily looks at the filibuster's emergence in the Senate era of “unlimited speech” from 1806 to 1917, and why the House of Representatives killed...
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