11) Hull, Cordell. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Admitted to the bar in 1891, he sat (1893-97) in the Tennessee legislature and, after service in the Spanish-American War, was appointed (1903) circuit court judge....
12) Harrison, William Henry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...William Henry, 1773-1841, 9th President of the United States (Mar. 4-Apr. 4, 1841), b. "Berkeley," Charles City co., Va.; son of Benjamin Harrison (1726?-1791) and...
13) Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...President of the United States (1933-45), b. Hyde Park, N.Y. 1 Early LifeThrough both his father, James Roosevelt, and his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, he came...
14) English civil war. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...English civil war, 1642-48, the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects, generally called the "parliamentarians," that culminated...
15) Arizona. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). 1 Facts and FiguresArea, 113,909 sq mi (295,024 sq km). Pop. (2000)...
16) pepper. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Old and New World plants used as spices or vegetables or in medicine. 1 Old World (True) PeppersBlack pepper (Piper nigrum), the true pepper, is economically the...
17) War of 1812. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...War of 1812, armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain, 1812-15. It followed a period of great stress between the two nations as a result of the...
18) Michigan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). 1 Facts and FiguresArea, 58,216 sq mi (150,779 sq...
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