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The Supreme Court: Focusing on Personal Rights

Focusing on Personal RightsThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court I've given you an overview…

The Supreme Court: Limiting Forced Medication

Limiting Forced MedicationThe Supreme CourtArresting RulesLimiting Forced MedicationConfessing Illegally Can the government force psychotic defendants to take drugs? The Supreme Court…

Jane Seymour

(Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg)actressBorn: 2/15/1951Birthplace: Hillingdon, England Seymour was unable to leverage a promising start as a Bond girl in Live and Let Die (1973) into a…

Henry Heimlich's Contributions

The Question: When was the Heimlich maneuver first demonstrated? The Answer: Dr. Henry Heimlich is the Cincinnati surgeon who is credited with introducing the…

Dillard, James Hardy

(Encyclopedia) Dillard, James HardyDillard, James Hardydĭlˈərd [key], 1856–1940, American educator, b. Nansemond co., Va., grad. Washington and Lee Univ., 1876. Professor (1891–1907) of Latin at…

Sydenham, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Sydenham, Thomas, 1624–89, English physician, called “the English Hippocrates.” He studied at Oxford and Montpellier, and practiced in London. His conceptions of the causes and…

Midrash

(Encyclopedia) MidrashMidrashmĭdˈräsh [key] [Heb.,=to examine, to investigate], verse by verse interpretation of Hebrew Scriptures, consisting of homily and exegesis, by Jewish teachers since about…

Halloween

(Encyclopedia) HalloweenHalloweenhălˌəwēnˈ, hälˌ– [key], October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, observed with traditional games and customs. The word comes from medieval England's All Hallows' eve […

O'Connor, Sandra Day

(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930–2023, U.S. lawyer and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1981–2006), b. El Paso, Tex. Graduating…