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Lance Armstrong winning the 1999 Tour de France See also Lance Armstrong Notable Summer Olympians, A-Z Notable Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z People in the News Recent Obituaries…

State Department Notes on Barbados

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Barbadian Relations PEOPLE About 90% of Barbados' population…

Evangelical United Brethren Church

(Encyclopedia) Evangelical United Brethren Church, Protestant denomination created (1946) by the union of the Evangelical Church and the United Brethren in Christ. Both denominations originated early…

Anglo-Saxons

(Encyclopedia) Anglo-Saxons, name given to the Germanic-speaking peoples who settled in England after the decline of Roman rule there. They were first invited by the Celtic King Vortigern, who needed…

Trademarks: A History

Trademarks A history of a billion-dollar business by David Johnson You put on a Lacoste shirt, L.L. Bean pants, get into your Ford, and drive to a Marriott Hotel, where you drink a Coca…

Memphis, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) MemphisMemphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 610,337), seat of Shelby co., SW Tenn., on the Fourth, or Lower, Chickasaw Bluff above the Mississippi, at the mouth of the Wolf River; inc…

2007 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…

History of the Tea Party Movement

New Political Movement Quickly Found Loyal Following by Beth Rowen One of several Tea Party protests Related Links U.S. GovernmentFacts About SenatorsBiography of Sarah Palin…

Notable U.S. Supreme Court Justices

Thurgood Marshall See also Jurists Members of the Supreme Court People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court: Chief Justices, Landmark Cases, and…