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Indianapolis

(Encyclopedia) Indianapolis Indianapolis ĭnˌdēənăˈpəlĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 887,642), state capital and seat of…

Albany Regency

(Encyclopedia) Albany Regency, name given, after 1820, to the leaders of the first political machine, which was developed in New York state by Martin Van Buren. The name derived from the charge that…

Rosicrucians

(Encyclopedia) RosicruciansRosicruciansrōzĭkr&oomacr;ˈshənz [key], members of an esoteric society or group of societies, who claim that their order has been in existence since the days of ancient…

Addams, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Addams, Jane, 1860–1935, American social worker, b. Cedarville, Ill., grad. Rockford College, 1881. In 1889, with Ellen Gates Starr, she founded Hull House in Chicago, one of the first…

Burgess, John William

(Encyclopedia) Burgess, John William, 1844–1931, American educator and political scientist, b. Tennessee. He served in the Union army in the Civil War and after the war graduated from Amherst (1867…

Iraqi Crisis, 1997–1998

Iraq Crisis Events of 1997–1998  Related Links In the News Crisis erupted as the U.N.'s weapons inspection process in Iraq neared its seventh year. On Nov. 13, 1997, Iraq expelled the American…

Women Literary Figures

  Aidoo - Corelli | Dickinson - Luce | Mansfield - Rukeyser | Sackville - Yourcenar Anaïs Nin Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes…

Members of Congress: New Mexico, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from New Mexico Member Name Birth-Death ANDERSON, Clinton Presba 1895-1975 ANDREWS, William Henry 1846-1919 BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis,…

NCAA Basketball Tournament 2001

NCAA Preview 2001A closer look at this year's March Madness by Gerry Brown The NCAA Tournament one-upped itself this year. The traditional field of 64 is now one team larger. With the…