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State Department Notes on Moldova

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S.-Moldovan Relations PEOPLE…

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Bios of Artists, Painters, Sculptors, and More

  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…

Famous Firsts by African Americans

500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists & Inventors Entertainers…

Members of Congress: Illinois, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Illinois Member Name Birth-Death ADAIR, Jackson Leroy 1887-1956 ADAMS, George Everett 1840-1917 ADKINS, Charles 1863-1941…

New Mexico

Official Name: The State of New Mexico; Nuevo México (Spanish); Yootó Hahoodzo (Navajo) Capital: Santa Fe   Organized as a territory: September 9, 1850 Entered Union (rank…

The Netherlands

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Economy Foreign Relations U.S. Relations HISTORYThe present constitution--which dates from 1848 and has been amended several times, most…

State Department Notes on Argentina

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Argentine Relations PEOPLE Argentines are a fusion of diverse…

English civil war

(Encyclopedia) English civil war, 1642–48, the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects, generally called the “parliamentarians,” that culminated in the defeat and…

Famous Firsts in Aviation

Cayley's Helicopter Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine. Source: Library…