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Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3d Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3d Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman. His viscountcy, to which he succeeded in 1802, was in the Irish peerage and therefore did not prevent him from…

Satan

(Encyclopedia) Satan [Heb.,=adversary], traditional opponent of God and humanity in Judaism and Christianity. In Scripture and literature the role of the opponent is given many names, such as Apolyon…

Election Haiku and Limerick Contest

Election Haiku & Limerick ContestSend us your best poetry about the neverending presidential race Readers' Poetry: All of the lies that I'm crafting Overshadow…

Slavery in the Modern World

  Modern SlaveryHuman bondage in Africa, Asia, and the Dominican Republic     by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco     This article was posted on April 18, 2001.     When a ship carrying hundreds…

I-M

Jovita IdarSamuel Elmer ImesTopa IncaIshiDaniel “Chappie” James, Jr.Mae C. JemisonGish Jen Thomas L. JenningsFrederick McKinley JonesBarbara Charline JordanPercy Lavon JulianJohanna July Betty Mae…

Video Games: Timeline

Timeline: Video GamesPart I: Early Yearsby Amanda Kudler   1958 1961 1965 1970 1972 Next: 1975-1984   1958 Physicist Willy Higinbotham invents the first "video…

Members of Congress: California, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from California Member Name Birth-Death ALLEN, John Joseph, Jr. 1899-1995 ANDERSON, Glenn Malcolm 1913-1994 ANDERSON, John Zuinglius…

store

(Encyclopedia) store, commonly a shop or other establishment for the retail sale of commodities, but also a place where wholesale supplies are kept, exhibited, or sold. Retailing—the sale of…

phosphorus

(Encyclopedia) phosphorusphosphorusfŏsˈfərəs [key] [Gr.,=light-bearing], nonmetallic chemical element; symbol P; at. no. 15; at. wt. 30.97376; m.p. 44.1℃; b.p. about 280℃; sp. gr. 1.82 at 20℃;…