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Women in the 113th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 113th Congress, which began in 2013. There are 81 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…

Women's History Month

Women Prize Winners in Literature See Nobel Prizes for Literature for the full list of winners.     Women's History Month…

Black Civil War Soldiers

United States > Military Affairs Comprising 10% of the Union Army, Black troops played a vital role in the American Civil War By Catherine McNiff Emancipation Proclamation…

DK History: Medieval Africa

HOW DID TRADERS CROSS THE SAHARA DESERT? WHICH AFRICAN GOODS WERE HIGHLY PRIZED? TIMBUKTUSWAHILIOBASFIND OUT MOREFrom around AD 750 to 1500, lands to the south of Africa’s Sahara Desert were home…

musicals

(Encyclopedia) musicals, earlier known as musical comedies, plays that incorporate music, song, and dance. These elements move with the plot, heightening and commenting on the action. Mixing the…

1966 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Strangers in the Night,” Frank SinatraAlbum of the YearSinatra: A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra (Reprise)Song of the Year“Michelle,” John Lennon and Paul McCartney,…