These are the medal winners of the men's and women's yachting events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. MEN Event RS:X WindsurferTom Ashley, NZL Julien Bontemps, FRA Shahar…
(Encyclopedia) Mexican War, 1846–48, armed conflict between the United States and Mexico.
The United States had won an easy victory, partly because Mexico, torn by civil strife, could not present…
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The crime that shocked the nation by David Johnson Related Links AviationSpirit of St. LouisFlightIncarceration/Capital PunishmentNew Jersey Called "the biggest story since the…
(Encyclopedia) Iturbide, Agustín deIturbide, Agustín deäg&oomacr;stēnˈ dā ēt&oomacr;rbēˈᵺā [key], 1783–1824, Mexican revolutionist, emperor of Mexico (1822–23). An officer in the royalist…
(Encyclopedia) Diaghilev, Sergei PavlovichDiaghilev, Sergei Pavlovichsyĭrgāˈ pävˈləvĭch dyäˈgĭlyĭf [key], 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario and art critic, grad. St. Petersburg Conservatory of…
This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…
