Oneida(Brig: 16 guns)U. S. Brig Oneida was built at Oswego, New York 1808-09 under contract awarded by her first commanding officer Lieutenant M. T. Woolsey, to Henry Eekford and ChristianBergh. Although her displacement was 243 tons by carpenter& 39;s meMurement, her draft could compare with a sloop of 80 tons.

"If my critics saw me walking on the waters of the Thames, they would say it's because I can't swim." Margaret Thatcher's witty tirade gives us a glimpse of the difficulties the powerful Prime Minister faced in ruling the UK with an iron fist. British statesman (13/10/1925-).

Highland Community College (HCC), formerly known as Highland University, was founded by the act of Kansas Territorial Legislature in February 1858.Reverend Samuel Irvin was the man behind the development of the institution, with Irvin Hall the first building on the campus.In 1869, the first dormitory, named after Sophie Rubeti, was built.

Anderson, the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, is a modern industrial city with a religious tint. Anderson University, based here, originally opened as Anderson Bible School in 1917.Anderson was called Anderson Town by the early settlers. The following year the seat of justice was moved to Anderson from Pendleton.

Ralph Abernathy1926-1990Civil Rights LeaderAbernathy, the grandson of a slave, was born in Linden, Alabama. Ordained a Baptist minister in 1948, he studied at Alabama State College and Atlanta University. Abernathy met Martin Luther King in the early 1950& 39;s, when the two were ministers of congregations in Montgomery, Alabama.

Soil, when not properly treated, can lose its natural properties and become infertile. For soil conservation, some measures can be taken: Conservation of native vegetation: One of the most important measures to conserve soil is not to practice deforestation. The natural vegetation has characteristics that conserve the soil.