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Boxer Uprising

(Encyclopedia) Boxer Uprising, 1898–1900, antiforeign movement in China, culminating in a desperate uprising against Westerners and Western influence. By the end of the 19th cent. the Western powers…

Walt Whitman: Pioneers! O Pioneers!

Pioneers! O Pioneers! Come my tan-faced children, Follow well in order, get your weapons ready, Have you your pistols? have you your sharp-edged axes? Pioneers! O pioneers! For…

China Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members

Info   Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments*Date of Information: 07/05/2022 Pres. Xi Jinping Vice Pres. Li Yuanchao Premier, State Council Li Keqiang…

Clay and Pottery

An ancient art by Phyllis McKee Clay on a potter's wheel Famous Potters Maria MartinezJoan MiróOgata KenzanMargaret TafoyaJosiah WedgewoodBernard MooreRelated Links The…

skin cancer

(Encyclopedia) skin cancer, malignant tumor of the skin. The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Rarer forms include mycosis fungoides (a…

Chauncey Judd: Gunn's Barn

The Robbery Longmeadow Brook Gunn's Barn It was full sunrise the next morning, before the robbers, in Mr. Gunn's barn, awoke. The severe toil of the preceding night, coupled with the…

Shooting Winners of the 2008 Summer Olympics

These are the medal winners in the men's and women's shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. MENEvent Score10m Air PistolWei Pang, China688.2 Jong Oh Jin, South Korea684.5 Jason…