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Teen Read Week

Pick up a humorous book or a graphic novel and read for the fun of it   Harry Potter #1 on Teens' Top Ten Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA…

Butler, Judith

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Judith, 1956–, American philosopher and political theorist, b. Cleveland, Ph.D. Yale University, 1984. Holds the Hannah Arendt…

Women's Pro Basketball

The Women Are Back In Town by John Gettings New England Blizzard forward Dale Hodges goes hard to the baseline past Philadelphia Rage forward Cass Bauer in the American Basketball League season…

Pierce, Franklin

(Encyclopedia) Pierce, Franklin, 1804–69, 14th President of the United States (1853–57), b. Hillsboro, N.H., grad. Bowdoin College, 1824. Admitted to the bar in 1827, he entered politics as a…

Third Parties

Learn about the history of third party participation in U.S. elections.   Sources: Ralph Nader: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin; Eugene Debs: AP Photo; Victoria Woodhull: WikiCommons; Theodore…

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Watergate affair

(Encyclopedia) Watergate affair, in U.S. history, series of scandals involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon; more specifically, the burglarizing of the Democratic party national…

1970 – 1979 World History

Richard Nixon(1913–1994)The Library of Congress Picture CollectionMao Zedong(1893–1976)Agence France Press/Archive PhotosIngmar Bergman (1918–2007)Archive PhotosLyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973)The…