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Korematsu v. United States (1944)

Case SummaryFred Korematsu refused to obey the wartime order to leave his home and report to a relocation camp for Japanese Americans. He was arrested and convicted. After losing in the Court…

Brewer's: Manes

To appease his Manes. To do when a person is dead what would have pleased him or was due to him when alive. The spirit or ghost of the dead was by the Romans called his Manes, which never…

Entertainment News from August 2001

3Heartthrob actor Ben Affleck announces that he has checked himself into the Promises rehabilitation center for alcohol abuse. Robert Downey, Jr. and Paula Poundstone are also undergoing…

Entertainment News from November 2001

2Pixar's Monster's, Inc. opens to rave reviews and a blockbuster box office, taking in a record $63.5 million in its first weekend of release. 4After two postponements in the wake of the Sept. 11…

January 2021 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…

photometry

(Encyclopedia) photometryphotometryfōtŏmˈətrē [key], branch of physics dealing with the measurement of the intensity of a source of light, such as an electric lamp, and with the intensity of light…