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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano RooseveltBorn: 1/30/1882Birthplace: Hyde Park, N.Y. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, N.Y., on Jan. 30, 1882. A Harvard graduate, he attended Columbia Law…The Cold War | Civics: Links to History
Links to History: The Cold War 1945 1945 Soviet army marches into Berlin; the German capital city falls. World War II ends. Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain, and France…TIME Person of the Year
How “Lucky Lindy”—and a slow week for news—gave birth to a memorable annual tradition The founders of TIME Magazine, Henry Luce and Briton Haddon, were strong believers in the idea…Acheson, Dean Gooderham
(Encyclopedia) Acheson, Dean GooderhamAcheson, Dean Gooderhamăchˈĭsən [key], 1893–1971, U.S. secretary of state (1949–53), b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Yale, Harvard Law School. He was (1919–21)…Brewer's: Pocket Pistol
(A). A dram-flask for the pocket, in “self-defence,” because we may be unable to get a dram on the road. Pocket Pistol (Queen Bess's). A formidable piece of ordnance given to Queen…Champion Female Turf Horse
Champion Female Turf HorseYear 1979 Trillion (5)1980 Just A Game II (4)1981 De La Rose (3)1982 April Run (4)1983 All Along (4)1984 Royal Heroine (4)1985 Pebbles (4)1986 Estrapade (6)1987…Brewer's: Elizabeth
had pet names for all her favourite courtiers; q.e.: The mother of Sir John Norris she called “My own Crow.” Burghley was her “Spirit.” Mountjoy she termed her “Kitchenmaid in Ireland…Book, Magazine & Newspaper Awards - Caldecott Medal, Man Booker Prize, National Book Award, PEN/Faulkner Award - Infoplease.com
Discover who won the top awards in book, magazine, and newspaper writing and publishing. Decades of winners of the Man Booker Prize, the Newbery Medal, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and the…The Supreme Court: A Court Divided
A Court DividedThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court Supreme Sayings “I think he came to…The Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon
The Turkey that Lives to See Another Day Thanksgiving is not just for eating turkey, but it's also a time to pardon some of these large birds according to tradition that started with Presidents in…Trending
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