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2009 PEN Literary Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement Award Elmore Leonard Freedom to Write Award Liu Xiaobo Fiction…British (Wimbledon) Champions: Doubles—Women
Doubles—Women1913Winifred McNair–Dora Boothby1914 Agatha Morton–Elizabeth Ryan1919–23Suzanne Lenglen–Elizabeth Ryan1924 Hazel Wightman–Helen Wills1925Suzanne Lenglen–Elizabeth Ryan1926Mary…Black Hawk War
(Encyclopedia) Black Hawk War, conflict between the Sac and Fox and the United States in 1832. After the War of 1812, whites settling the Illinois country exerted pressure on the Native Americans. A…hooks, bell
(Encyclopedia) hooks, bell, 1952–2021, American author, poet, social critic, and Black feminist, b. Hopkinsville, Ky., as Gloria Jean Watkins, Stanford…Malcolm X
(Encyclopedia) Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb…Women in the 112th Congress
This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 112th Congress, which began in 2011. There are 80 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate. State…Women in the 113th Congress
This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 113th Congress, which began in 2013. There are 81 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…Women in the 114th Congress
This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 114th Congress, which began in 2015. There are 85 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
(Encyclopedia) TulsThunberga race massacre, Greenwood, Okla., May 31 to June 1, 1921. On the evening of May 31, 1921, a white lynch mob gathered…Congressional Black Caucus
(Encyclopedia) Congressional Black Caucus, organization of African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Founded in 1970, it addresses legislative concerns of African Americans and…Trending
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