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Notable African-American Literary Figures
The following list includes African-American writers, poets, journalists, and playwrights, who contributed to the advancement of…
Inaugural Trivia Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurations by Christine Frantz and Beth Rowen NOTABLE INAUGURAL EVENTS George Washington's was the shortest…
by Mark Hughes The American public has always been fascinated by first families. We know much about the lives of the presidents and first ladies, but what about the children in the White…
by Mark Hughes Barack Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama's dad, informed his daughters—and millions of other people who were watching his victory speech the night he was elected president of the…
Thurgood Marshall See also Jurists Members of the Supreme Court People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court: Chief Justices, Landmark Cases, and…
(Encyclopedia) Knights TemplarsKnights Templarstĕmˈplərz [key], in medieval history, members of the military and religious order of the Poor Knights of Christ, called the Knights of the Temple of…
(Encyclopedia) Mary I (Mary Tudor), 1516–58, queen of England (1553–58), daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragón.
During the spread of Protestantism in the reign of her half-brother, Edward…
Noam Chomsky See also Women Educators and Scholars African-American Scholars and Educators Hispanic-American Leaders and Activists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries…
