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Watergate: 40 Years After the Break-in

Take a look back at the Watergate scandal, the laws passed in response to it, and key players by Beth Rowen The Watergate ComplexThe scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began more than…

October 2017 Current Events: US News

Top of Page Disaster 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…

Jean Noel DESTRÉHAN, Congress, LA (1754-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1812-1812 Party: Unknown DESTRÉHAN Jean Noel , a Senator from Louisiana; born in 1754 in that section of Louisiana which became the St. Charles Parish; engaged in…

Brewer's: Box the Compass

Repeat in order the 32 points. (Spanish, boxar, to sail round.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Box DaysBox and Cox A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…

League Championship Series: American League

American League Multiple champions: NY Yankees (10); Oakland (6); Baltimore (5); Boston (3); Cleveland, Kansas City, Minnesota and Toronto (2)..Year Winner Manager Series Loser Manager1969 E–…

Brewer's: Box

I've got into the wrong box. I am out of my element. Lord Lyttelton used to say he ought to have been brought up to some business; that whenever he went to Vauxhall and heard the mirth of…

2002 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: Ali Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Halle Berry, Swordfish Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington, Training…

2000 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTUREOutstanding Motion Picture: The Best ManOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Nia Long, The Best ManOutstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington, The…

The American Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline

This timeline provides information about the gay rights movement in the United States from 1924 to the present: including the Stonewall riots; the contributions of Harvey Milk; the "Don't Ask, Don't…

Owen, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Owen, Robert, 1771–1858, British social reformer and socialist, pioneer in the cooperative movement. The son of a saddler, he had little formal education but was a zealous reader. At…