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capital punishment

(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…

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

The National Women's Hall of Fame

The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…

Business Personalities

Horace Marden AlbrightLinda AlvaradoElias Milton AmmonsElizabeth ArdenGiorgio ArmaniAaron ArrowsmithMary Kay AshLaura AshleyRoger BabsonKarl BaedekerRobert Joseph BarroTomas BataCharlotte…

Missouri

Capital: Jefferson City State abbreviation/Postal code: Mo./MO Governor: Eric Greitens, R (to Jan. 2021) Lieut. Governor: Mike…

Year in Review 2001 | Sports Moments

   By John Gettings, Mike Morrison, and Gerry Brown A TRAGIC FINAL LAP NASCAR's Winston Cup series didn't just lose a seven-time champion when Dale Earnhardt, 49, died in…

Year in Review 1999 | Top Sports Moments

Top Sports Moments From one of the worst black eyes in boxing history to Robin Ventura's stunning "Grand Slam Single." by John Gettings, Mike Morrison, & Gerry Brown Van de Velde…

Members of the U.S. Senate, 114th Congress

The members of the U.S. Senate in the 114th Congress are listed below. Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party…

2004 Olympics: Swimming, Men

Event  Time   50m Free Gary Hall, USA21.93  Duje Draganja, CRO21.94 Roland Mark Schoeman, S. AFR22.02 100m Free Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED 48.17 Roland Mark…