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David Spangler Kaufman (December 18, 1813 – January 31, 1851) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. He was the first Jewish person elected to Congress from Texas. Adapted from the Wikipedia article David S. Kaufman, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

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* 1955-1959 Father Damian Glenn, OSB * 1959-1964 Father Dunstan Curtis, OSB * 1964-1971 Father Michael Feeney, OSB * 1971-1975 Father Matthew Naumes * 1975-1980 Father John Scott, OSB * 1980-1984 Dr. John Ishii * 1984-2005 Dr. David Spangler * 2005-2008 Dr. Douglas Astolfi * 2008 Bryan M. Johnston, J.D. (Deceased; never formally inaugurated) * [...]

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Derivation of the Name The first European to see the islands was Juan Ponce de León, who visited in June 21, 1513. de León caught 160 sea turtles there and subsequently referred to the islands as the “Tortugas” (turtles). They are called ”Dry” owing to the absence of surface fresh water on the island. Construction [...]

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Construction In late December 1824 and early January 1825, about five years after Spain sold Florida to the United States for $5 million, U.S. Navy Commodore David Porter inspected the Dry Tortugas islands. He was on the lookout for a site for a naval station that would help suppress piracy in the Caribbean. Unimpressed with [...]

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O’Laughlen was one of Booth’s earliest recruits. In the fall of 1864 O’Laughlen agreed to become a co-conspirator in the plot to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln. He began spending time in Washington DC with Booth picking up his expenses. On the night of March 15, 1865, O’Laughlen met with Booth and other conspirators at Gautier’s [...]

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Pumphrey was an acquaintance of conspirator John Surratt and it was Surratt who introduced Booth to him prior to the assassination. Pumphrey’s stable was located near the National Hotel, which was Booth’s Washington residence at the time. Booth had been hiring one particular horse, which he preferred, from Pumphrey. On April 14, 1865, after learning [...]

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When the Civil War broke out, Burnett joined the 2nd Ohio Cavalry, where he rose to the rank of major. After being trampled by a horse and seriously injured, however, he transferred to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the Department of the Ohio. After the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, Burnett was [...]

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After Booth’s death (April 26, 1865), Mudd was arrested and charged with conspiracy to murder Abraham Lincoln. On May 1, 1865, President Andrew Johnson ordered the formation of a nine-man military commission to try the conspirators. Mudd was represented by General Thomas Ewing, Jr.. The trial began on May 10, 1865. Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, [...]

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Holt joined the Army as a colonel. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Holt as Judge Advocate General of the Union Army; at the same time Holt was promoted to major-general. He was the first Judge Advocate General to hold general’s rank. In this position he personally prosecuted the court-martial against Maj. Gen. Fitz John [...]

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Hudson’s research foci include foreign policy analysis, national security policy, social science methodology, and gender in International Relations. She has also published LDS-related writings, particularly on the topic of LDS doctrine concerning women, as well as medical articles on cystic fibrosis. Hudson has written or edited several books, including ”Foreign Policy Analysis: Classical and Contemporary [...]