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Virginia

Virginia State Facts Entered Union: June 25, 1788 (10th State)Present constitution adopted: 1970 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Va. / VANicknames: The Old Dominion; Mother of…

Women Leaders in Business

Profiles of leading female CEOs and business executives by John Gettings, David Johnson, Borgna Brunner, and Chris Frantz Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, speaking at the Intershop Open Conference…

marriage

(Encyclopedia) marriage, socially sanctioned union that reproduces the family. In all societies the choice of partners is generally guided by rules of exogamy (the obligation to marry outside a group…

Selected Activists and Reformers

Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights Leaders Civil Rights Movement Heroes…

State Department Notes on Estonia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Estonia Relations GEOGRAPHYBetween 57.3 and 59.5…

State Department Notes on Zambia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Zambian Relations PEOPLEZambia's population comprises more…

Van Buren, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Van Buren, Martin, 1782–1862, 8th President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kinderhook, Columbia co., N.Y. He was again the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in 1840…

2003 Grammy Awards

The 46th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2004.Record:“Clocks,” ColdplayAlbum:Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutkastSong:“Dance with My Father,”…

Business Personalities

Horace Marden AlbrightLinda AlvaradoElias Milton AmmonsElizabeth ArdenGiorgio ArmaniAaron ArrowsmithMary Kay AshLaura AshleyRoger BabsonKarl BaedekerRobert Joseph BarroTomas BataCharlotte…