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Members of the U.S. Senate, 115th Congress
The members of the U.S. Senate in the 114th Congress are listed below. Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are for…Greensboro Four Biography
Greensboro Fourcivil rights activists On Feb. 1, 1960 four Black freshmen at North Carolina A&T State University, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, Jr., and David Richmond, took…John V, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) John V (John Palaeologus)John Vpālˌēŏlˈəgəs [key], 1332–91, Byzantine emperor (1341–91), son and successor of Andronicus III. Forced to fight John VI (John Cantacuzene), who usurped…U.S. History Timeline: The New Millennium - 2000 onward
/**/ Timeline: The New Millennium - 2000 - Find major events in U.S. History from 2000 through the present, including the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack, the historical election of Barack…John, Saint
(Encyclopedia) John, Saint, one of the Twelve Apostles, traditional author of the fourth Gospel, three letters, and the Book of Revelation (see John, Gospel according to Saint; John, letters;…2006 News of the Nation
—By Borgna Brunner (as of Sept. 28) Presidential Power and Terrorism In response to what he has called a “new kind of war,” President Bush has sought a significant expansion of executive powers…John I, king of Hungary
(Encyclopedia) John I (John Zapolya)John Izäˈpôlyŏ [key], 1487–1540, king of Hungary (1526–40), voivode [governor] of Transylvania (1511–26). He was born John Zapolya, the son of Stephen Zápolya. The…John II, king of Hungary and prince of Transylvania
(Encyclopedia) John II (John Sigismund Zapolya), 1540–71, king of Hungary and prince of Transylvania, son of John I. Through his mother, Isabel (daughter of Sigismund I of Poland), he was related to…John I, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) John I (John the Great), 1357?–1433, king of Portugal (1385–1433), illegitimate son of Peter I. He was made (1364) grand master of the Knights of Aviz and exercised his influence in…John XII, pope
(Encyclopedia) John XII, c.937–964, pope (955–64), a Roman (count of Tusculum) named Octavian; successor of Agapetus II and predecessor of either Leo VIII or Benedict V. His father, Alberic, secured…