The son of Colonel Joel Lewis and Mary Jane (Turner) Nixon. After preparatory education at Leesburg Academy, he was appointed to the United States ... in succession to Richard Croker, 1902.

Trump compares Israel’s ‘tiny land’ in the Middle East to a pen on his desk US President Donald Trump compares Israel’s ‘tiny land’ in the Middle East to a pen on his desk. From a ...

In most of the world (except for the United States, Jamaica, and a few other countries), the degree Celsius scale is used for most temperature measuring purposes. The entire scientific world (the ...

Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right. Compiled by Jeremy Engle Is there a goal you’d like to pursue by doing ...

Marine biology is the study of life in the oceans and brackish waters, which ranges from archaea and bacteria to marine mammals, and includes organisms such as corals that affect the shape of the ...

Over recent years, hundreds of vessels have been left to drift around the oceans unattended, endangering global shipping routes, marine ecosystems ... of USCG R&D The United States' maritime ...

The Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corp at Parkview High in Gwinnett County confirmed O'Hara was a student and one of those on board. 'It is with a heavy heart that we announce the ...

Manchester City have been predictably busy in the January transfer window but they are not the only Premier League team throwing money around.

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