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Timeline: Modern Fashion | Part II: 1930-1968

Timeline: Modern FashionPart II: 1930-1968 by David Johnson 1930 1940-1945 1947 1950 1954 1960s 1968 Next: 1970-1990 1930 Hemlines drop; then gradually rise Alix "Madame" Grès becomes…

mangrove

(Encyclopedia) mangrove, large tropical evergreen tree, genus Rhizophora, that grows on muddy tidal flats and along protected ocean shorelines. Mangroves are most abundant in tropical Asia, Africa,…

Hersh, Seymour Myron

(Encyclopedia) Hersh, Seymour Myron, 1937–, American investigative journalist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago (1958). He began his career (1959) at a local news bureau, then became a wire service…

Schwarzenegger, Arnold Alois

(Encyclopedia) Schwarzenegger, Arnold Alois, 1947–, Austrian-American actor, bodybuilder, and politician, b. Thal, Austria. He began competing in bodybuilding contests in his teens, and won his first…

bushbuck

(Encyclopedia) bushbuck, either of two small, delicate, spiral-horned antelopes of sub-Saharan Africa, the imbabala (Tragelaphus sylvaticus) and the kéwel (T. scriptus), formerly classified as a…

Zoellick, Robert Bruce

(Encyclopedia) Zoellick, Robert BruceZoellick, Robert Brucezĕlˈlĭk [key], 1953–, U.S. government official and finance executive, b. Evergreen Park, Ill., grad. Swarthmore College (B.A., 1975),…

National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month     Features, raves, and an Election Haiku Contest APRIL is National Poetry Month! Celebrate this month-long holiday with a collection of features on poets and poetry…

Electoral College v. The People

  Who elects the president? by David Johnson Related Links The Electoral College The Conventions Campaign 2016   The presidential election cycle seems to generate renewed…

Closest U.S. Presidential Elections

Throughout U.S. history, there have been several close presidential races. This top ten closest U.S. presidential elections list is based on the combination of popular vote, electoral vote, and…