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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…

Notable Business Biographies

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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…

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…

Dallas, Tex.

Mayor: Mike Rawlings (to 2019)City Manager: Mary Suhm2010 census population (rank): 1,197,816 (9); Male: 598,962 (50.0%); Female: 598,854 (50.0%); White: 607,415 (50.7%); Black: 298,993 (25.0%);…

Tucson, Ariz.

Mayor: Jonathan Rothschild (to Dec. 2015)2010 census population (rank): 520,116 (33); Male: 257,312 (49.5%); Female: 262,804 (50.5%); White: 362,649 (69.7%); Black: 26,000 (5.0%); American Indian…

Presidential Libraries

These are not traditional libraries, but rather repositories for preserving and making available the papers, records, and other historical materials of the presidents since Herbert Hoover. The…