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Teens' Favorite Funny Books

Teen readers across the country vote for the best from the American Library Association Thwonk by Joan Bauer Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA…

Hubel, David Hunter

(Encyclopedia) Hubel, David HunterHubel, David Hunterhy&oomacr;ˈbəl [key], 1926–2013, American neurobiologist, b. Ontario, Canada, to American parents. In 1958, Hubel joined Torsten Wiesel at…

Malcolm IV

(Encyclopedia) Malcolm IV, 1141–65, king of Scotland (1153–65), grandson and successor of David I. On his accession the young king was at once faced with a rebellion of the western Gaels, supported…

Dinkins, David Norman

(Encyclopedia) Dinkins, David Norman, 1927–2020, African-American political leader, b. Trenton, N.J. After graduating (1956) from Brooklyn Law School, he went into private law practice. Active in…

Dacko, David

(Encyclopedia) Dacko, DavidDacko, Daviddävēdˈ däkōˈ [key], 1930–2003, president of the Central African Republic (1960–66, 1979–81). A leader in the independence movement in French Equatorial Africa,…

Camp David

(Encyclopedia) Camp David, U.S. presidential retreat, located in Catoctin Mountain Park (see National Parks and Monuments, tablenational parks and monuments, table), in NW Md. The Camp David accords…

Jetur Rose RIGGS, Congress, NJ (1809-1869)

RIGGS Jetur Rose , a Representative from New Jersey; born near Drakesville (now Ledgewood), Morris County, N.J., June 20, 1809; received an academic education; was graduated from the New York…