(Encyclopedia) Juárez, BenitoJuárez, Benitobānēˈtō hwäˈrās [key], 1806–72, Mexican liberal statesman and national hero. Revered by Mexicans as one of their greatest political figures, Juárez, with…
Narnia: A Look Back It's been fifty-five (Earth) years since our first visit by Holly Hartman According to C. S. Lewis, it "all began with a picture of a Faun carrying…
(Encyclopedia) ChulalongkornChulalongkornch&oomacr;ˈlälôngˈkôrn [key] or Rama VChulalongkornräˈmä [key], 1853–1910, king of Siam (1868–1910). Educated in part by a British governess, Anna…
(Encyclopedia) Leavis, F. R. (Frank Raymond Leavis)Leavis, F. R.lēˈvĭs [key], 1895–1978, English critic and teacher. Leavis was one of the most influential literary critics of the 20th cent. A…
This could be a breakthrough season for Venus Williams, who is armed with the serve and the sass to tear up the WTA Tour. In 1998 she clocked a women's world record 127 m.p.h. serve and…
(Encyclopedia) Courland or KurlandCourlandboth: kûrˈlănd, Ger. k&oomacr;rˈlänt [key], Latvian Kurzeme, historic region and former duchy, in Latvia, between the Baltic Sea and the Western Dvina…
(Encyclopedia) Change to Win Federation, coalition of seven labor unions representing primarily American workers. It was founded in 2005 as the Change to Win Coalition by five American Federation of…
