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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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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Bladensburg Dueling Grounds is a small spit of land, a fraction of its original size, along Dueling Creek, formerly in the town of Bladensburg, Maryland,...
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It is a name for a family whose profession was gardening. The surname Gardenier is derived from the German noun "gartner," which means "gardener."
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John Wayles Eppes was a member of the House of Delegates (1801–1803), the US House of Representatives (1803–1811, 1813–1815), and the US Senate (1817–1819).
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Thomas Burrage Cooke (21 November 1778-20 November 1853) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-NY 5) from 4 March 1811 to 4 March 1813,...
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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 Examiner: Containing Political Essays on the Most Important Events of the Time; Public Laws and Official Documents, Volume 2.
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