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September 2015 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of September 2015. Judge Reverses Tom Brady's…

Inaugural Factfile

Media coverage, famous addresses, inaugural trivia, and life after the presidency Elections Campaign 2016 Campaign 2012 2012 Election Results Elections, 1789–2012 How is the…

May Current Events 2023: U.S. News

Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

2018 Year in Review: U.S. News

Top events for the nation in 2018 Logan Chamberlain Prev Next #MeToo #MeToo   The #MeToo movement remained a driving force in the cultural and political worlds. The preeminence of the…

minimalism

(Encyclopedia) minimalism, schools of contemporary art and music, with their origins in the 1960s, that have emphasized simplicity and objectivity. In music, the minimalist movement was, like…

Chase, Salmon Portland

(Encyclopedia) Chase, Salmon Portland, 1808–73, American public official and jurist, 6th chief justice of the United States (1864–73), b. Cornish, N.H. Admitted to the bar in 1829, he defended…

Clinton, Hillary Rodham

(Encyclopedia) Clinton, Hillary RodhamClinton, Hillary Rodhamrŏdˈəm [key], 1947–, U.S. senator and secretary of state, wife of President Bill Clinton, b. Chicago, grad. Wellesley College (B.A. 1969…

William II, king of England

(Encyclopedia) William II or William RufusWilliam IIr&oomacr;ˈfus [key], d. 1100, king of England (1087–1100), son and successor of William I. He was called William Rufus or William the Red…

Williams, Tennessee

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Tennessee (Thomas Lanier Williams), 1911–83, American dramatist, b. Columbus, Miss., grad. State Univ. of Iowa, 1938. One of America's foremost 20th-century playwrights and…

December 2004

WorldJailed Palestinian Militant Announces Candidacy (Dec. 1): Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti says he will run for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, challenging former prime…