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Afrofuturism

(Encyclopedia) Afrofuturism, artistic and cultural movement that is based on the wedding of African diasporic themes with modern technology and elements of science fiction and fantasy.…

Ginger Ehn Lew

government officialBirthplace: San Francisco, Calif. area Lew received a B.A. in political science from UCLA and a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1974. She has since…

U.S. Secret Service

The Question: How long after leaving office do former presidents get protection from the U.S. Secret Service? The Answer: In 1965, Congress authorized the Secret…

Wye Accord Primer

Wye Accord Primer   Related Links Facts Behind the News Daily Almanac This article was posted on December, 1998. The Oct. 1998 summit at Wye Mills, Md., generated the first real progress…

1993 World History

Toni Morrison (1931– ) Archive Photos Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933– ) U.S. Supreme Court   1993 Vaclav Havel elected as Czech president (Jan. 26).…

Famous Presidential Speeches

Famous Presidential Speeches Fireside chats, inaugural speeches, war declarations, and more George Washington First Inaugural Address Farewell Address Thomas Jefferson…

Inaugural Ball History

Having a Ball at the Inauguration Behind the scenes of the presidential party by David Johnson Governmental plans and political agendas are not the only things that change with…

Agnes Moorehead

actressBorn: 12/6/1900Birthplace: Clinton, Massachusetts A character actress of considerable range, Moorehead worked in radio in the 1930s. At the invitation of Orson Welles she played in Citizen…

Kemble, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Kemble, Roger, 1721–1802, English actor and manager. During his years as the leader of a traveling company, he married (1753) Sarah Wood, 1735–1806, an actress. They had 12 children,…