Tammany — , TAMMANY HALL Tammanend or Tammanund, a pre Revolutionary Indian chief of the Delaware tribe, was supposed to have signed the document of friendly relations with William Penn. Not much is known about him except that his name meant affable … Dictionary of eponyms
Tammany Hall — This article is about the political organization. For the band, see Tammany Hall NYC. William M. Tweed, known as Boss Tweed, ran an efficient and corrupt political machine based on patronage and graft. Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of… … Wikipedia
Tamanend — or Tammany (c. 1628–1698) was a chief of one of the clans that made up the Lenni Lenape nation in the Delaware Valley at the time Philadelphia was established. Tamanend is best known as a lover of peace and friendship who played a prominent role… … Wikipedia
Improved Order of Red Men — The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization established in Baltimore, Maryland in 1834. Their rituals and regalia are modeled after those used by Native Americans. The organization claimed a membership of about half a million in… … Wikipedia
Sachem — This article is about the Algonquin paramount chief. For other uses, see Sachem (disambiguation). A sachem[p] or sagamore is a paramount chief among the Algonquians or other northeast American tribes. The two words are anglicizations of cognate… … Wikipedia
NEW YORK CITY — NEW YORK CITY, foremost city of the Western Hemisphere and largest urban Jewish community in history; pop. 7,771,730 (1970), est. Jewish pop. 1,836,000 (1968); metropolitan area 11,448,480 (1970), metropolitan area Jewish (1968), 2,381,000… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Michael J. B. Messemer — Michael Jean Baptiste Messemer Michael Jean Baptiste Messemer (March 30, 1851 February 21, 1894) was a prominent 19th century American physician. Messemer is best known for his twenty year career as a Deputy Coroner and Coroner of the [New York… … Wikipedia
Asa Bird Gardiner — Born September 30, 1839(1839 09 30) Manhattan, New York City Died May 24, 1919(1919 05 24) (aged 79) Suffern, New York … Wikipedia
POLITICS — Introduction Jewish involvement in national politics in the various countries in which they settled dates from the period of Jewish emancipation at the end of the 18th and the first half of the 19th century. In fact, personalities such as joseph… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
