(Encyclopedia) Mailer, Norman (Norman Kingsley Mailer), 1923–2007, American writer, b. Long Branch, N.J., grad. Harvard, 1943. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., served in the army during World War II,…
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You can be most anything you want to be. Here is a sampling of just some of the careers you might consider, and women who have succeeded in them. Ambassador Eugenie Anderson (1910-1997), the first…
(Encyclopedia) jazz, the most significant form of musical expression of African-American culture and arguably the most outstanding contribution the United States has made to the art of music…
Below is the composition of the 113th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2012 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
