Historic Resting Place for Famous and Faithful

...ard on May 4, 1789 states, "For every Pewholder or any of their Families (except Apprentices or Servants) above the age of Fifteen-Twelve Shillings & 6d-between fifteen and five-Seven Shillings & 6d. & all under Five years Five Shillings. 'For' Strangers and others not being Pewholders he shall demand double

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Environment

...ecticide did kill the mosquitoes and other pests but in the process it destroyed all other life on the planet. DDT would be banned in the United States in 1973. ← Civil Rights Christmas →...

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Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection

...the standard format is varied by including vignettes of the pastor or the exterior of the church. St. Anthony's Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Generally, the exterior views are of the church from an angle so that the front and one of the sides are showing. The only other buildings in the

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Nuclear War

...by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Wolf, “Which Way?” December 15, 1953 Wolf questions whether mankind will chose the path that leads to peace or the one that leads to nuclear war. McGovern, “Just Think, Dear!” March 5, 1970 McGovern satirizes the United States’ priorities that spends billions on weapons

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