Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from New Jersey Member Name Birth-Death ACKERMAN, Ernest Robinson 1863-1931 ADDONIZIO, Hugh Joseph 1914-1981…
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 Former…
US GOVERNMENT—A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCESFIND OUT MORENative peoples lived throughout the Americas for centuries—arriving from Asia by a land bridge—and they developed complex, diverse cultures…
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United States > United States Government > Elections Below lists the members of the Senate in the United States' 112th Congress following the November 2010 midterm…
(Encyclopedia) Hundred Years War, 1337–1453, conflict between England and France.
The Hundred Years War inflicted untold misery on France. Farmlands were laid waste, the population was decimated by…
(Encyclopedia) magic, in entertainment, the seeming manipulation and supernatural control of the natural world for the amusement and amazement of an audience. Entertainment magic can be divided into…
