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Ten Important Supreme Court Decisions in Black History
From Dred Scott to Affirmative Action The U.S. Supreme Court Related Links Milestones in Supreme Court History Timeline: Civil Rights Timeline: Affirmative Action Timeline:…Election 2008 - Willard "Mitt" Romney
Candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination by Liz Olson Mitt Romney Related Links Mitt Romney’s campaign website Profile of Massachusetts Salt Lake City…U.S. News: The Supreme Court: Personnel Changes & Major Decisions
Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Related Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the…Acontius
(Encyclopedia) AcontiusAcontiusəkŏnˈshəs [key], in Greek mythology, young man who loved Cydippe. He met her at a festival of Artemis and threw before her an apple inscribed, “I swear by the temple of…Cochin, Charles Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Cochin, Charles NicolasCochin, Charles Nicolasshärl nēkôläˈ kôshăNˈ [key], 1715–90, French engraver, designer, writer on art, and painter to the French court. His works, more than 1,…Morris, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Morris, Roger, 1727–94, Loyalist in the American Revolution, b. Yorkshire, England. He came (1755) to America as aide-de-camp to Gen. Edward Braddock and fought under James Wolfe at…Kirkaldy of Grange, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Kirkaldy of Grange, Sir WilliamKirkaldy of Grange, Sir Williamkərkôlˈdē [key], d. 1573, Scottish soldier and politician. Associated with his father in the murder of Cardinal Beaton in…Nuer
(Encyclopedia) NuerNuern&oomacr;ˈər, n&oobreve;r [key], a Nilotic people living around Lake No in South Sudan. Their economy and social life generally revolve around cattle, which are grazed…Bourbon, Antoine de
(Encyclopedia) Bourbon, Antoine deBourbon, Antoine deäNtwänˈ də [key]Bourbon, Antoine de b&oomacr;rbôNˈ [key], 1518–62, duc de Vendôme, king of Navarre through his marriage to Jeanne d'Albret;…U.S. News: Same-Sex Marriage Ban Temporarily Overturned in California
Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Related Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the…Trending
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