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The Columbia Encyclopedia Sixth Edition

Editor Paul Lagassé Senior Editors Lora Goldman Archie Hobson Susan R. Norton Associate Editors Barry J. Katzen Alan D. Levy Theodore Zinn Contributors Curt Bertschi Helen Chumbley Jonathan…

United States

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of US GovernmentDate of Information: 7/07/2022[1] and [2] Pres. Joseph BIDEN Vice Pres. Kamala HARRIS Sec. of State Anthony BLINKIN Sec. of the Treasury Dr. Janet…

Five Great Female Characters: Comic Books

There's a whole world of comic books beyond Superman and the Peanuts. In recent years, more women have been working in this literary form and, not coincidentally, there are more interesting female…

1400–1499 (A.D.) World History

The Duomo inFlorenceLinda J. BarnesJoan of Arc (1412–1431)1407Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, founded in Genoa.1415Henry V defeats French at Agincourt. Jan Hus, Bohemian…

Morrison, Toni

(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.

(Encyclopedia) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Linda Brown was denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka because she was…

Notable Business Biographies

Lido Anthony “Lee” Iacocca See also Women CEOs Notable Women in Busines Asian Pacific American Business and Media Leaders People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links…

Lewinsky scandal

(Encyclopedia) Lewinsky scandalLewinsky scandalləwĭnˈskē [key], sensation that enveloped the presidency of Bill Clinton in 1998–99, leading to his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives and…

2000 Olympics: Rowing

(2000-meter course)MEN Single Sculls: 1. Rob Waddell, NZE (6:48.90); 2. Xeno Mueller, SWI (6:50.55); 3. Marcel Hacker, GER (6:50.83). Lightweight Double Sculls: 1. Tomasz Kucharski & Robert…

2006 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…