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June 2016: Hillary Clinton Becomes First Woman Presumptive Nominee
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of June 2016. 1. Shooting on UCLA Campus 2. Paul Ryan Endorses Trump 3. Stanford…After 20 Years, Barbra Morgan Becomes First Teacher in Space
Teacher/Astronaut was backup to Christa McAuliffe by Mark Zurlo Related Links Space Shuttle TimelineSpace Shuttle (Encyclopedia) Space AccidentsSpace MoviesSpace ExplorationIn 1985…U.S. News: Trying Times: Three Court Cases Become National Obsessions
Major U.S. news stories, from Occupy Wall Street to Penn State Casey Anthony Mug Shot (Photo Credit: Public Domain) Related Links 2011 Year in Review 2011 News…Gorman, Arthur Pue
(Encyclopedia) Gorman, Arthur Pue, 1839–1906, American legislator, b. Woodstock, Md. After serving from 1869 to 1879 in the Maryland legislature, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1880. Gorman had…pentimento
(Encyclopedia) pentimentopentimentopĕnˌtəmĕnˈtō [key], painter's term for the evidence in a work that the original composition has been changed. Often the opaque pigment with which the artist covered…measure
(Encyclopedia) measure, in music, a metrical unit having a given number of beats, the first of which normally is accented, although the accent may be displaced by syncopation. Measures are separated…corset
(Encyclopedia) corset, article of dress designed to support or modify the figure. Greek and Roman women sometimes wrapped broad bands about the body. In the Middle Ages a short, close-fitting, laced…computer-aided design
(Encyclopedia) computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-…naturalization
(Encyclopedia) naturalization, official act by which a person is made a national of a country other than his or her native one. In some countries naturalized persons do not necessarily become…climbing plant
(Encyclopedia) climbing plant, any plant that in growing to its full height requires some support. Climbing plants may clamber over a support (climbing rose), twine up a slender support (hop,…Trending
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