(Encyclopedia) playing cards, parts of a set or deck, used in playing various games of chance or skill. The origin of playing cards is unknown, and almost as many theories exist as there are…
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(Encyclopedia) Reform party, in the United States, political party founded in 1995 by H. Ross Perot as an alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. The Reform party's aims originally…
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917–63, 35th President of the United States (1961–63), b. Brookline, Mass.; son of Joseph P. Kennedy.
On Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was shot and…
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For the fifth year in a row, more vinyl albums were purchased than any previous year in the history of Nielsen SoundScan. In 2012, vinyl albums reached 4.6 million in sales, an increase…
Senate Years of Service: 1927-1969Party: DemocratHAYDEN, Carl Trumbull, a Representative and a Senator from Arizona; born in Haydenâs Ferry (now Tempe), Maricopa County, Ariz., October 2,…
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