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The Supreme Court: Must a Jury Decide the Death Penalty?
Must a Jury Decide the Death Penalty?The Supreme CourtPunishing the CriminalsIs the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment?Must a Jury Decide the Death Penalty?Are Penalties Required in “…Albert GALLATIN, Congress, PA (1761-1849)
GALLATIN Albert , a Representative and Senator-elect from Pennsylvania; born in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 1761; was graduated from the University of Geneva in 1779; immigrated to the United…Other 2007 LPGA Tour Winners
(Through Nov. 28, 2007) 2007 golf tour winners from the Women's World Cup of Golf to the ADT Championship. Tournament—winner Winnings Women's World Cup of…1999 Alfred I. duPont — Columbia University Awards in Television and Radio Journalism
Administered by Columbia University, the awards recognize excellence in television and radio broadcasting. This year's awards, announced on January 20, 1999, were given for work broadcast…Ibsen, Henrik
(Encyclopedia) Ibsen, HenrikIbsen, Henrikhĕnˈrĭk ĭbˈsən [key], 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet. His early years were lonely and miserable. Distressed by the consequences of his family's…Jim Crow laws
(Encyclopedia) Jim Crow laws, in U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites. The name is…Carolina campaign
(Encyclopedia) Carolina campaign, 1780–81, of the American Revolution. After Sir Henry Clinton had captured Charleston, he returned to New York, leaving a British force under Cornwallis to…Vikings
(Encyclopedia) Vikings, Scandinavian warriors who raided the coasts of Europe and the British Isles from the 9th cent. to the 11th cent. In their language, the word “viking” originally meant a…Entertainment News from February 2001
1 Survivor II survives a “Super-Sized” assault from Friends. Survivor II earns a 17.1 rating (each rating point represents 1,000,800 households using television), and the 40–minute Friends…Trending
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