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State of the Union Address: Jimmy Carter (January 19, 1978)
Jimmy Carter (January 19, 1978) Two years ago today we had the first caucus in Iowa, and one year ago tomorrow, I walked from here to the White House to take up the duties of President of the United…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: S
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z S S.P.Q.R S.S. Collar S.S.S S.T.P Saadia Sabbath Sabbath of Sound Sabbathians…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Terrain [1]
The Army on the March [1] The Nine Situations Terrain [1] Sun Tzu said: We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: Accessible ground; [2] entangling ground…Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Adirondacs
The AdirondacsA JournalDedicated to My Fellow Travellers in August, 1858 Wise and polite,—and if I drew Their several portraits, you would own Chaucer had no such worthy crew,…Selected Essays in Black History: A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South
Hot-Foot Hannibal The Capture of a Slaver A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South by W. E. Burghardt Du Bois Once upon a time I taught school in the hills of Tennessee, where the…Women: Other Selected Athletes, Sports
Two medals: Marion Jones, USA (2-0-0); Zhanna Pintusevich, UKR (1-0-1); Kim Batten, USA (0-1-1); Deon Hemmings, JAM (0-1-1); Jearl Miles, USA (0-1-1); Fernanda Ribeiro, POR (0-1-1); Sandie…Performing Arts Timeline
534 B.C.Thespis wins the first public contest for tragic poets in Greece, and the term thespian derives from his name. He also introduces masks, which become a staple of Greek and Roman…1941 Academy Awards
The 1941 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 26, 1942 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding Motion PictureBlossoms in the Dust (MGM)Citizen Kane (Mercury; RKO Radio)Here Comes Mr.…Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
In the late 19th century, colleges for Black students were started in box cars (Atlanta University) and church basements (Spelman College). Mary McLeod Bethune, one of the nation's foremost Black…Tales from Shakespeare: Macbeth
Macbeth When Duncan the Meek reigned King of Scotland there lived a great thane, or lord, called Macbeth. This Macbeth was a near kinsman to the king, and in great esteem at court for his…Trending
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