by Elissa Haney
Dr. Carter G. Woodson Americans have recognized Black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." What you might not…
by Beth Rowen Meryl Streep Source: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Related Links Minority Oscar Winners Slideshow Movie Timeline More Movie Awards Films that won…
ship captain, merchant, and abolitionistBorn: January 17, 1759 Birthplace: Cuttyhunk, Mass. Paul Cuffe was born in colonial Massachusetts as a free Black person. Cuffe's mother was an American…
WorldNepalese King Fires Government (Feb. 1): King Gyanendra also declares a state of emergency. Many of the country's politicians are placed under house arrest, phone and Internet lines are cut,…
U.S. Department of State Background Note
Index:
People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Liberia Relations
PEOPLE
Portuguese explorers established contacts…
The System of Checks and Balances
In 1787 leaders of the states gathered to write the Constitution-a set of principles that told how the new nation would be governed.
The leaders of the states…
