(Encyclopedia) contemporary art, the art of the late 20th cent. and early 21st cent., both an outgrowth and a rejection of modern art. As the force and vigor of abstract expressionism diminished, new…
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…
(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…
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-…
(Encyclopedia) American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous labor unions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, and U.S.…
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…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Massachusetts
Member Name Birth-Death ABBOTT, Amos 1786-1868 ABBOTT, Josiah Gardner 1814-1891 ADAMS, Benjamin 1764-1837…
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…
Painters, sculptors, and photographers
Read the brief and informative biographies of notable artists, from Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt to Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe. This is…
