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Kane, Elisha Kent
(Encyclopedia) Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820–57, American physician and arctic explorer, b. Philadelphia. Seeking adventure after medical school, Kane entered naval service and before he was 30 had seen…Pašić, Nikola
(Encyclopedia) Pašić or Pashitch, NikolaPašić or Pashitch, Nikolaboth: nēˈkôlä päˈshĭch [key], 1845?–1926, Serbian statesman. After studying engineering, he became interested in politics and was…Coke, Sir Edward
(Encyclopedia) Coke, Sir EdwardCoke, Sir Edwardk&oobreve;k [key], 1552–1634, English jurist, one of the most eminent in the history of English law. He entered Parliament in 1589 and rose rapidly…Weizmann, Chaim
(Encyclopedia) Weizmann, ChaimWeizmann, Chaimkhīmˈ vītsˈmän [key], 1874–1952, scientist and Zionist leader, first president (1948–52) of Israel, b. Russia, grad. Univ. of Freiburg, 1899. He lectured…May 2014 Current Events: Business News
U.S. News | World News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in business news for the month of May 2014. Unemployment Plunges in April (May 2):…March 2016: Russia Announces It Has Largely Withdrawn from Syria
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of March 2016. Russia…agrarian reform
(Encyclopedia) agrarian reform, redistribution of the agricultural resources of a country. Traditionally, agrarian, or land, reform is confined to the redistribution of land; in a broader sense it…Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1962 The Making of the President, 1960, Theodore H. White 1963 The…2015 Year in Review Slideshow: World News
Top events for the nation and the world in 2015 Jennie Wood Prev Next The Immigration Crisis The Crisis Intensifies Throughout Europe in 2015 During the summer of 2015, the Balkans route…Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants
Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Charlize Theron, actor Chinua Achebe , writer Christiane Amanpour, TV news correspondent Elizabeth Arden,…Trending
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