(Encyclopedia) TanzimatTanzimattänˈzēmät [key], [Turk.,=reorganization], the name referring to a period of modernizing reforms instituted under the Ottoman Empire from 1839 to 1876. In 1839, under…
(Encyclopedia) Pereyaslav-KhmelnytskyyPereyaslav-Khmelnytskyypĕrˈĕyəsläfˈ-khmĭlnyĭtˈskē [key], town, in Ukraine, on the Trubezh River. It was known in 907 and served as the fortified capital of the…
(Encyclopedia) Willard, Emma, 1787–1870, American educator, pioneer in woman's education, b. Emma Hart in Berlin, Conn. She attended and later taught in the local academy and in 1807 took charge of…
Famous and Infamous Moms Mother Teresa, Rose Kennedy, and other notable mothers by Beth Rowen Dorothea Lange's photo, "Migrant Mother" Mother's Day is the one day when we take…
In 2012, the Girls Scouts of the USA celebrated their 100th anniversary. by Jennie Wood Two Girl Scouts with Juliette Gordon Low (center) Related Links Girl Scouts Official…
French veteranDied: March 12, 2008 (Kremlin-Bicetre, France) Best Known as: last surviving French World War I veteran Lazare Ponticelli was the last surviving…
(Percival Harkness Granger III)playwrightBorn: 1946Birthplace: Ithaca, New York The author of such acclaimed plays as Eminent Domain, Percy Granger graduated with honors from Harvard and worked as…
writer, educatorBorn: 1886Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to his long list of academic honors, Locke is credited with helping to initiate and propel the Harlem Renaissance. Locke graduated…
(apl.de.ap) rap artistBorn: November 28, 1974Birthplace: Pampanga, Philippines Allan Pineda Lindo (more commonly known as apl.de.ap) was born in the Philippines to a…
(apl.de.ap) rap artistBorn: November 28, 1974Birthplace: Pampanga, Philippines Allan Pineda Lindo (more commonly known as apl.de.ap) was born in the Philippines to a…
