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Robert Joseph DOLE, Congress, KS (1923)

Senate Years of Service: 1969-1996Party: RepublicanDOLE, Robert Joseph, (husband of Elizabeth H. Dole), a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Russell, Kans., July 22, 1923;…

Turner, Tina

(Encyclopedia) Turner, Tina 1939- , African American R&B and rock singer, b. Brownsville, Tn., as Anna Mae Bullock. Turner had a turbulent…

People Who Died in 2009

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Bogdanovich, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939 - 2021, American film director, actor, and critic, b. Kingston, N.Y. Bogdanovich was the son of Serbian…

Sun, Moon, and Stars: April 2000

Sun, Moon & Stars Movement of the heavenly bodies: April, 2000 Celestial links · Visibility of the Planets · Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset times ·…

Portland, Ore.

Mayor: Charlie Hales (to Dec. 2016)2010 census population (rank): 583,776 (29); Male: 289,211 (49.5%); Female: 294,565 (50.5%); White: 444,216 (76.1%); Black: 36,695 (6.3%); American Indian and…

Sun, Moon, and Stars: February 2000

Sun, Moon & Stars Movement of the heavenly bodies: February, 2000 Celestial links · Blue Moon Myths · Visibility of the Planets · Sunrise/Sunset…

Shakur, Tupac Amaru

(Encyclopedia) Shakur, Tupac Amaru, 1971-1996, African-American rap artist, composer, and actor, b. New York, N.Y., as Lesane Parish Crooks. Tupac’s…

Provence

(Encyclopedia) ProvenceProvenceprôväNsˈ [key], region and former province, SE France. It encompasses what now are Var, Vaucluse, and Bouches-du-Rhône depts. and (in part) Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and…

Major Military Operations Since World War II

Top of Page The global spread of the First and Second World Wars made them the two most notable events of the 20th century. But they were far from the only major conflicts. Large-scale military…