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Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969)

Case SummaryIn 1965, John Tinker, his sister Mary Beth, and a friend were sent home from school for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. The school had established a policy…

Brewer's: Gill

(g soft) or Jill. A generic name for a lass, a sweetheart. (A contraction of Gillian = Juliana, Julia.) “Jack and Jill went up the hill ...” Nursery Rhymes. “Every Jack has got his Jill…

November 2019 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…

May 2021 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World news…

The History of Black Friday

The hours keep extending, the crowds keep growing and the deals keep expanding, but is it all worth it? Target Shoppers on Black Friday   Related Links Consumer Resources Personal…

Japan

(Encyclopedia) CE5 JapanJapanjəpănˈ [key], Jap. Nihon or Nippon, country (2015 est. pop. 127,975,000), 145,833 sq mi (377,835 sq km), occupying an archipelago off the coast of E Asia. The capital…

Brewer's: Ventre-saint-Gris!

The usual oath of Henri IV. About equal to “Corpus Christi.” A similar juron is “Par le ventre de Dieu ” (Ventre-dieu! or Ventrebleu!). Cris for Christ is familiarised by our common phrase…