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Oklahoma

(Encyclopedia) CE5 OklahomaOklahomaōkləhōˈmə [key], state in SW United States. It is bordered by Missouri and Arkansas (E); Texas, partially across the Red River (S, W); New Mexico, across the…

State Department Notes on Armenia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S.-Armenian…

State Department Notes on Botswana

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Botswana Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYThe Batswana…

Writers

    Related Links Notable Asian-American Poets and Writers Notable Irish Writers Notable Female Literary Figures Notable Hispanic-American Figures Notable…

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…

State Department Notes on El Salvador

U.S. Department of State Background Note           PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Republic of El Salvador Geography Area: 20,742. (8,008 sq. mi.); about the size of…

Trump, Donald John

(Encyclopedia) Trump, Donald John, 1946–, 45th President of the United States (2017–21), b. New York City. Prior to his election as president in 2016,…

State Department Notes on New Zealand

U.S. Department of State Background Note Maori performers participate in a welcoming ceremony, Wellington, New Zealand, October 31, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:New…

Lincoln, Abraham

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, AbrahamLincoln, Abrahamlĭngˈkən [key], 1809–65, 16th President of the United States (1861–65). As time passed Lincoln became more and more the object of adulation; a full-…