1983 Pope John Paul II signs new Roman Catholic code incorporating changes brought about by Second Vatican Council (Jan. 25). Second space shuttle, Challenger, makes successful maiden voyage,…
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Entered Union: Dec. 29, 1845 (28th State)Organized as republic: 1836Present constitution adopted: 1876
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Tex./TXNickname: The Lone Star…
May 8 marks the day of victory for Allies in World War II The London Daily Mirror, May, 8, 1945 On Mar. 7, 1945, the Western Allies—whose chief commanders in the field were…
merchant, philanthropist, abolitionist Born: 5/22/1786Birthplace: Northampton, Mass. After a failed attempt in the dry goods business, he and his brother Lewis founded a successful silk importing…
Senate Years of Service: 1824-1825; 1825-1829Party: Adams-Clay Republican; AdamsBOULIGNY, Charles Dominique Joseph, (uncle of John Edward Bouligny), a Senator from Louisiana; born in New…
RAY, John Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn., September 27, 1886; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Minnesota in…
founder of the Edo (Tokyo) shogunate Born: 1603Birthplace: present-day Nagoya, Japan The eldest son of Matsudaria Hirotada, Tokugawa Ieyasu was born in 1542 in what is now Aichi prefecture.…
novelist, poetBorn: 1893Birthplace: Newcastle under Lyme, England The daughter of a wealthy paper manufacturer, Brittain dropped out of Somerville College at Oxford to work as a nurse's aide in…
(Encyclopedia) Cleomenes III, c.260–219 b.c., king of Sparta (235–221 b.c.). He was probably the most energetic king Sparta ever had, a conscious imitator of Agis III (see under Agis). In his…
(Encyclopedia) Essebsi, Beji CaidEssebsi, Beji Caidbäˈzhē cäˈĭd əsĕbˈsē [key], 1926–2019, Tunisian political leader. A lawyer and ally of President Bourguiba, he held several posts in his and…
