(Encyclopedia) capital punishment, imposition of a penalty of death by the state.
Since the 1970s almost all capital sentences in the United States have been imposed for homicide. There has been…
Below is the composition of the 117th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2020 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for…
(Encyclopedia) Austrian Succession, War of the, 1740–48, general European war.
In 1744 Frederick II, fearing the rising power of Austria, started the Second Silesian War by invading Bohemia; he…
(Encyclopedia) tap dance, theatrical dance form in which the dancer, wearing shoes with metal heel and toe taps, beats out complex, syncopated rhythms on the floor.
After a slump in popularity in…
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Biographies of of U.S. representatives and Senators from Texas Member Name Birth-Death ABBOTT, J/biography/us/congress/o (J/biography/us/congress/oseph) 1840-1908…
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(Encyclopedia) Northern War, 1700–1721, general European conflict, fought in N and E Europe at the same time that the War of the Spanish Succession was fought in the west and the south. It arose…
