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The History of Martin Luther King Day

Who originated the idea of a national holiday in honor of MLK? Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January.  It took 15 years to create the federal…

King: Royal Titles & Noble Ranks

Top of Page Royal titles and ranks of nobility have been used since the earliest days of civilization to denote those individuals who held an esteemed position in society. In most societies…

Wyoming NPR Member Stations

StationCityFrequencyKUWA-FMAfton91.3WBUW-FMBuffalo90.5KUWC-FMCasper91.3KDUW-FMDouglas91.7KWRR-FMEthete89.5KUWG-FMGillette90.9KUWJ-FMJackson90.3KUWR-FMLaramie91.9KUWN-FMNewcastle90.5KUWX-…

Fort Necessity

(Encyclopedia) Fort Necessity, entrenched camp built in July, 1754, by George Washington and his Virginia militia at Great Meadows (near the present Uniontown, Pa.). He retired there when he learned…

Holocaust Memorial Museum, United States

(Encyclopedia) Holocaust Memorial Museum, United States, in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall, memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Designed by architect James Ingo Freed, it opened in 1993…

Ibadan

(Encyclopedia) IbadanIbadanēbäˈdän, ēbädäNˈ [key], city (1991 est. pop. 1,263,000), SW Nigeria. The second largest city in Nigeria, it is a major commercial center. Manufactures include metal…

Jacob, Max

(Encyclopedia) Jacob, MaxJacob, Maxmäks [key]Jacob, Max zhäkôbˈ [key], 1876–1944, French writer and painter, b. Brittany. His dream-inspired verse, plays, novels, and paintings bridged and gave…

Lublin

(Encyclopedia) LublinLublinl&oomacr;ˈblēn [key], city (1994 est. pop. 352,100), capital of Lubelskie prov., SE Poland. It is a railway junction and industrial center. Manufactures include trucks…