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Changing Views of Free Speech in the U.S.
Many Americans, including many who supported the new Constitution, criticized the document because it lacked a bill of rights—a listing of the basic rights held by people against the new…A Primer on Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships, and Defense of Marriage Acts
Learn about the differences among same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships, plus an overview of the Defense of Marriage Act. The controversial topic of gay marriage has become an…Brewer's: Recorded
Death recorded means that the sentence of death is recorded or written by the recorder against the criminal, but not verbally pronounced by the judge. This is done when capital punishment…Altitude Records
Height (ft) Date Plane typePilot Place123,523.58 Aug. 31, 1977 MIG-25, E-266M Alexander Fedotov (USSR) USSRSpeed over a Closed CircuitAbsolute World RecordsAltitude in Horizontal Flight…June 2015 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of June 2015. Law Ends…Petty, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Petty, Richard, 1937–, American auto racing driver, b. Level Cross, N.C. The son of Lee Petty, a champion stock car race driver, he won a record 200 National Association for Stock Car…April 2009 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of April 2009. Charges Against Ted Stevens Dropped (Apr. 1): The Justice Department moves to drop all…1989 Radio & Records All-Time Charts
1989 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“Second Chance” .38 Special (A&M)“Soul Provider” Michael Bolton (Columbia)“The End of the Innocence” Don Henley (Geffen)“Right Here Waiting”…Baze, Russell Avery
(Encyclopedia) Baze, Russell Avery, 1958–, Canadian-American jockey, b. Vancouver, Canada. He rode primarily at tracks in N California. In 2006 he surpassed Laffit Pincay, Jr.'s record for career…Somerset, Edward Seymour, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Somerset, Edward Seymour, duke of, 1506?–1552, protector of England. He served on various military and diplomatic missions for Henry VIII and, after the marriage of his sister Jane to…