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Writing Well: Narrative Building Blocks

Narrative Building BlocksWriting WellTell Me a Story: NarrationNarrative Building BlocksGet Cookin'!Life Line: Personal Narratives Author! Author! When a person is surrounded by disciples, Oscar…

Philip II, king of Spain, Naples, and Sicily

(Encyclopedia) Philip II, 1527–98, king of Spain (1556–98), king of Naples and Sicily (1554–98), and, as Philip I, king of Portugal (1580–98). Philip was not the bloodthirsty tyrant portrayed by…

Oregon

Capital: Salem State abbreviation/Postal code: Ore./OR Governor: Kate Brown, D (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Jeff Merkley, D (to Jan. 2021…

2004 Olympics: Track & Field, Men's

Event  Time  100m Justin Gatlin, USA 9.85   Francis Obikwelu, POR9.86 Maurice Greene, USA9.87 200m Shawn Crawford, USA 20.05  Bernard Williams, USA20.18  Frank…

Iraq Crisis, 2002–2003

by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 Next: 2003 Jan. 29, 2002 In President George W. Bush's state of the union speech…

Timeline of U.S. Spying and Surveillance

Key happenings in the history of domestic and international surveillance The need to protect citizens’ rights against “unreasonable searches and seizures” is as old as our country;…

Notable Actors

Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…

Women's History Month

Women Prize Winners in Literature See Nobel Prizes for Literature for the full list of winners.     Women's History Month…

1992 Olympics: Track & Field, Men's

Event  Time  100m Justin Gatlin, USA 9.85   Francis Obikwelu, POR9.86 Maurice Greene, USA9.87 200m Shawn Crawford, USA 20.05  Bernard Williams, USA20.18  Frank…

Selected Activists and Reformers

Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights Leaders Civil Rights Movement…