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Emoji Fun Facts

Related Links Emoji Crafts and Activities Smileys Computer Glossary Did you know the laughing tears of joy emoji won Oxford Dictionaries "Word of the Year" in 2015—the first time…

Thanksgiving—A Day of Mourning

A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving Part 2: Voice of Native Americans by Neil Miller The campaign to make a regional holiday into a national celebration was realized on October 3, 1863, when…

Biographies of the Presidents

  Read bios on all of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant to Barack Obama. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe…

Selected Biographies: A

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies…

Selected Educators and Scholars

Noam Chomsky See also Women Educators and Scholars African-American Scholars and Educators Hispanic-American Leaders and Activists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries…

Elzevir, Louis

(Encyclopedia) Elzevir, LouisElzevir, Louisĕlˈzəvər, –vēr [key], 1540–1617, Dutch printer and bookseller, whose name also appeared as Elsevier or Elzevier. He produced his first book at Leiden in…

Sheba, region, Arabian Peninsula

(Encyclopedia) Sheba, biblical name of a region, called in Arabic Saba, of S Arabia, including present-day Yemen and the Hadhramaut. Its inhabitants were called Sabaeans or Sabeans. According to some…

uniformitarianism

(Encyclopedia) uniformitarianism, in geology, doctrine holding that changes in the earth's surface that occurred in past geologic time are referable to the same causes as changes now being produced…

Order of Presidential Succession

/* /*]]>*/ Order of Presidential Succession Under George W. Bush The procedure for filling vacancies in the presidency and vice presidency is outlined by the 20th and 25th amendments to the…

The History of Black History Month

by Elissa Haney Dr. Carter G. Woodson   Americans have recognized Black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." What you might not…