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Japanese art

(Encyclopedia) Japanese art, works of art created in the islands that make up the nation of Japan. In the mid-19th cent. a few print designers attained distinction, but no masters appeared…

2007 World History

  2007 Coalition forces battle insurgents on the streets of Iraq, as secretarian violence intensifies; see Iraq Timeline 2007 for details (all year long). Romania and Bulgaria are admitted to the…

Members of Congress: New Jersey, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from New Jersey Member Name Birth-Death ACKERMAN, Ernest Robinson 1863-1931 ADDONIZIO, Hugh Joseph 1914-1981 ADLER, John H. 1959-…

The Bahamas

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Bahamian Relations PEOPLE Eighty-five percent of the…

Rwanda

(Encyclopedia) CE5 RwandaRwandar&oobreve;änˈdä [key], officially Republic of Rwanda, republic (2015 est. pop. 11,630,000), 10,169 sq mi (26,338 sq km), E central Africa. It borders on Congo (…

Firsts in American Women's History

At least 12,000 years ago According to a theory accepted by most anthropologists, the first women arrive in North America via the Bering land bridge from Asia.At least 2,000 years ago Women play…

Writers

    Related Links Notable Asian-American Poets and Writers Notable Irish Writers Notable Female Literary Figures Notable Hispanic-American Figures Notable African-American…