They were once called chiffoniers, then ragpickers, then junk dealers; now they are secondhand clothes dealers. Since biblical times, people have worked for food, clothing, and shelter. They still…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION Patrice Paul Learning Network 415.615.5664patrice.paul@learningnetwork.com Stephanie Pesce/Ruth Burns Porter Novelli Convergence…
(Encyclopedia) insanity, mental disorder of such severity as to render its victim incapable of managing his affairs or of conforming to social standards. Today, the term insanity is used chiefly in…
(Encyclopedia) Marquesas IslandsMarquesas Islandsmärkāˈsäs [key], volcanic group (2002 pop. 8,712), South Pacific, a part of French Polynesia. There are 12 islands in the group, which lies c.930 mi (…
(Encyclopedia) counterfeiting, manufacturing spurious coins, paper money, or evidences of governmental obligation (e.g., bonds) in the semblance of the true. There must be sufficient resemblance to…
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1863; 1863-1865; 1865-1871Party: Unionist; Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanWILLEY, Waitman Thomas, a Senator from Virginia and from West Virginia; born in…
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1871Party: RepublicanROSS, Edmund Gibson, a Senator from Kansas; born in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, December 7, 1826; apprenticed as a printer in Sandusky,…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887; 1895-1901Party: Republican; RepublicanSEWELL, William Joyce, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Castlebar, Ireland, December 6, 1835; immigrated to the…
Elaine Chao Akaka, Daniel Kahikina, U.S. senator Boggs, Grace Lee, activist Cayetano, Benjamin J., governor of Hawaii Chang, Ming E., business leader, rear admiral (retired) Chao,…
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…
