Early plows in America were often made of wood. Iron began to gradually replace wood, but until about 1840 or so plows had wooden beams, wood moldboards, and share points made of iron, steel, or sometimes cast iron.
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu , cardinal, duke and peer of France, minister of Louis XIII. Born in Paris on September 9, 1585, he died on December 4, 1642. He entered politics and became secretary of state in 1616 then cardinal in 1622 and principal minister of Louis XIII in 1624. He remained