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Kuiper, Gerard Peter
(Encyclopedia) Kuiper, Gerard Peter or Gerrit PieterKuiper, Gerard Peter or Gerrit Pietergĕrˈĭt pēˈtər kīˈpər [key], 1905–73, American astronomer, b. the Netherlands. Kuiper is considered to be the…2015 Year in Review Slideshow: People in the News
Top events for the nation and the world in 2015 Jennie Wood Prev Next Adele Adele's 25 Shatters Sales Records In Nov., according to Nielsen, Adele's third album, 25, sold an unprecedented…2010 CMA Awards
The 44th Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented November 10, 2010, at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. Entertainer of the Year…The Supreme Court: Mandating Criminal Rights
Mandating Criminal RightsThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court The next major focus for the…American Law
1788 The U.S. Constitution is formally ratified. 1791 The Bill of Rights is ratified. 1803 Marbury v. Madison is the first instance in which a law passed by Congress is declared…Modersohn-Becker, Paula
(Encyclopedia) Modersohn-Becker, PaulaModersohn-Becker, Paulamōˈdərzōnˌ-bĕkˈər [key], 1876–1907, German painter. After studying in London and Berlin, she was greatly influenced by her experience at…Merseburg
(Encyclopedia) MerseburgMerseburgmĕrˈzəb&oobreve;rk [key], city (1994 pop. 41,528), Saxony-Anhalt, E central Germany, on the Saale River. It is an industrial city and a lignite-mining center.…Devrient, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Devrient, LudwigDevrient, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh dəvrēăNˈ [key], 1784–1832, German actor. He abandoned a commercial career in 1804 to join a traveling theatrical company. In Berlin…Ritschl, Albrecht
(Encyclopedia) Ritschl, AlbrechtRitschl, Albrechtälˈbrĕkht rĭchˈəl [key], 1822–89, German Protestant theologian. He taught theology at Bonn (1851–64) and at Göttingen (from 1864). The Ritschlian…Brunswick, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia) Brunswick or Braunschweig Braunschweig brounˈshvīk [key], city, Lower…Trending
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