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9 hours ago · A former Prince George’s County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of raping his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child in 2022, prosecutors ...
9 hours ago · The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, [2] [3] was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War.
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- Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862; 161 years ago
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Presidential proclamation
5 hours ago · Updated:11:33 PM EDT May 21, 2024. WASHINGTON — Simultaneous attacks on D.C.'s Home Rule Act came within hours of each other on Capitol Hill Tuesday. On one side of the building, in the Senate ...
1 day ago · Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
- John Adams
- John Adams
1 day ago · Early life and career Childhood and education Harding's home in Marion, Ohio Warren Harding was born on November 2, 1865, in Blooming Grove, Ohio. Nicknamed "Winnie" as a small child, he was the eldest of eight children born to George Tryon Harding (usually known as Tryon) and Phoebe Elizabeth (née Dickerson) Harding. Phoebe was a state-licensed midwife. Tryon farmed and taught school near ...
- Calvin Coolidge
- Woodrow Wilson
9 hours ago · Maine ( / meɪn / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is the easternmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, respectively. Maine is the largest state in New England by total area.
9 hours ago · Democracy (from Ancient Greek: δημοκρατία, romanized : dēmokratía, dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') [1] is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state. [2] Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitive elections while more expansive ...
