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Hillquit, Morris
(Encyclopedia) Hillquit, Morris, 1869–1933, American lawyer and Socialist leader, b. Riga, Latvia (then in Russia). He came to the United States in 1886. He was the leader of the right-wing, or…Canaan
(Encyclopedia) CanaanCanaankāˈnən [key]. 1 According to biblical ethnography, Canaan was the son of Ham and the ancestor for whom the Canaanites were named. 2 Territory, the same as ancient Palestine…Stirling, Sir James Frazer
(Encyclopedia) Stirling, Sir James Frazer, 1924–92, British architect., b. Glasgow, grad. Univ. of Liverpool school of architecture (1950). Settling in London, Stirling worked in partnership (1956–63…Bukowski, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Bukowski, Charles, 1920–94, American underground poet and fiction writer, b. Andernach, Germany. His family immigrated to the United States in 1922, settling in Los Angeles. A hard-…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: C
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…radio frequency
(Encyclopedia) radio frequency, range of electromagnetic waves with a frequency or wavelength suitable for communication uses. Some of these waves serve as carriers of the lower-frequency audio waves…HIV/AIDS: Where Did HIV Come From?
Where Did HIV Come From?HIV/AIDSIntroductionThe Birth of a DiseaseFrom Epidemic to PandemicWhere Did HIV Come From?Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyVaccination & Natural ResistanceLessons Learned…Human Evolution
—By Karen Barss The story of human evolution began in Africa about six million years ago and it describes the very long process that our ancestors went through to ultimately become modern…Morse code
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Morse code [for S. F. B. Morse], the arbitrary set of signals used on the telegraph (see code). It may also be used with a flash lamp for visible signaling. The international (…Selected Essays in Black History: Dave's Neckliss
Po' Sandy The Awakening of the Negro Dave's Neckliss by Charles W. Chesnutt "Have some dinner, Uncle Julius?" said my wife. It was a Sunday afternoon in early autumn. Our two…Trending
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