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War of 1812

(Encyclopedia) War of 1812, armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain, 1812–15. It followed a period of great stress between the two nations as a result of the treatment of neutral…

Supreme Court Justices (table)

(Encyclopedia) Supreme Court Justices(including dates on bench) Chief Justices John Jay 1789–95 John Rutledge 1795 Oliver Ellsworth 1796–1800 John Marshall 1801–35 Roger B. Taney 1836–64…

July 2022 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology 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…

Biographies: Notable Actors

Notable Actors Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and…

children's literature

(Encyclopedia) children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children. See also children's book illustration. The contributions and innovations of the 19th cent. continued into the 20th…

World Series Composite Box Score

Florida MarlinsWS vs ClevelandOverall PlayoffsBattingAvgABRHHRRBIBBSOAvgABRHHRRBIBBSOJim Eisenreich, ph-1b-dh.5008141331.36411141351Darren Daulton, 1b.38918771230.36422881342Charles Johnson,…

Central African Republic

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Central African Republic, republic (2020 est. pop. 4,829,767), 240,534 sq mi (622,983 sq km), central Africa. The landlocked…

automobile

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Automobile chassis CE5 Two views of a six-cylinder automobile engine automobile, self-propelled vehicle used for travel on land. The term is commonly applied to a four-…

Kyrgyzstan

(Encyclopedia) CE5 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstankērgĭstänˈ [key], officially Kyrgyz Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 5,865,000), c.76,600 sq mi (198,400 sq km), central Asia. It borders on China in the…

Footnotes

Concluding Note. Footnotes Vultures: Pope is more accurate than the poet he translates, for Homer writes "a prey to dogs and to all kinds of birds. But all kinds of birds are not…