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Harvard University
Harvard University is an American private Ivy League research university located in Cambridge , Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature . Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States [ 7 ] and the first corporation (officially The President and Fellows of Harvard College ) chartered in the country. Harvard's history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ]
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( pron.: / ˈ r oʊ z ə v ɛ l t / ROH -zə-velt or pron.: / ˈ r oʊ z ə v ə l t / ROH -zə-vəlt ; January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known by his initials, FDR , was the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. A dominant leader of the Democratic Party and the only American president elected to more than two terms, he built a New Deal Coalition that realigned American politics after 1932, as his domestic policies defined American liberalism for the middle third of the 20th century.
Isabel Weld Perkins (March 3, 1876 – November 3, 1948), mostly known as Isabel Anderson or Mrs.
Isabel Weld Perkins
Anderson House
Anderson House , also known as Larz Anderson House , located at 2118 Massachusetts Avenue , NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. , houses the Society of the Cincinnati 's national headquarters, historic house museum, and research library on Embassy Row – the most fashionable avenue in turn-of-the-century Washington—and across the street from the famed academic social circle, the Cosmos Club .
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [ O.S. February 11, 1731] [ Note 1 ] [ Note 2 ] – December 14 , 1799) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States , serving as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . He also presided over the convention that drafted the Constitution , which replaced the Articles of Confederation.
George Washington
The Court of St James's is the royal court of the United Kingdom . [ 1 ] It previously had the same function in the Kingdom of England (before 1707) and in the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800). [ edit ] Overview The Court of St James's is named after St James's Palace , which is the senior Palace of the Sovereign , currently Queen Elizabeth II . [ 2 ] It remains the official residence of the British Monarchy , [ 1 ] despite Queen Victoria and her successors living at Buckingham Palace since her accession in 1837. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Although St James's Palace is the official residence of the Sovereign, the Court moves with the Queen.
Court of St. James's
Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and Secretary of War , and the first son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln .
