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Thanksgiving—A Day of Mourning

A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving Part 2: Voice of Native Americans by Neil Miller The campaign to make a regional holiday into a national celebration was realized on October 3, 1863, when…

World Series—2008

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Tampa Bay Rays, 4 games to 1. Series MVP: Cole Hamels. 1st Game—Tampa Bay, Oct. 22Philadelphia 3, Tampa Bay 2…

Osama bin Laden Biography

terroristBorn: Circa 1957 Birthplace: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi millionaire and powerful leader of an international terrorist network suspected by the U.S. government of staging the Sept. 11, 2001…

American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters

(Encyclopedia) American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, honorary academy of notable American artists, writers, and composers. The National Institute of Arts and Letters, founded in 1898,…

Wu-Tang Clan

hip-hop band Known for sometimes brutally realistic lyrics, the Staten Island, New York-based group debuted in 1993 with the platinum album Enter the Wu-Tang. Members then pursued various solo…

Squirrel Nut Zippers

popular swing band Formed in 1993 in Efland, North Carolina, Squirrel Nut Zippers has been at the forefront of swing music's return to popularity in the late 1990s. Their albums include The…

Joseph KNOLLENBERG, Congress, MI (1933)

KNOLLENBERG, Joseph, a Representative from Michigan; born in Mattoon, Coles County, Ill., November 28, 1933; attended public schools; B.S., Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill., 1955…

symbolists

(Encyclopedia) symbolists, in literature, a school originating in France toward the end of the 19th cent. in reaction to the naturalism and realism of the period. Designed to convey impressions by…

Blaine LUETKEMEYER, Congress, MO (1952)

LUETKEMEYER, Blaine, a Representative from Missouri; born in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo.; May 7, 1952; B. A. Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., 1974; business owner; banker; rancher…