(Encyclopedia) NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1948 and…
(Encyclopedia) Keneally, ThomasKeneally, Thomaskənēˈlē [key], 1935–, Australian novelist, b. Sydney. For a time a student of religion, and later of law, Keneally has ranged over a wide spectrum of…
(Encyclopedia) Warner Brothers, American movie studio executives and producers. Sons of poor E European Jewish immigrants, the brothers were Harry Morris (1881–1958), Albert (1884–1967), Samuel Louis…
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do” is a famous saying about customs. But what exactly do the Romans and other people do that is so different? Where do women wear rings in their noses to show they…
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Date of Information: 7/08/2022 Queen ELIZABETH II Prime Min., First Lord of the Treasury, & Minister for the…
WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT MONGOL ARMIES? WHO WANTED TO RULE THE WORLD? BIOGRAPHY: GENGHIS KHAN r. 1206–1227 FIND OUT MOREThe Mongols were nomadic tribes from the steppes, or grasslands, of central…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1844; 1848-1852Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian; DemocratKING, William Rufus de Vane, a Representative from North Carolina, a Senator from Alabama, and a…
Sojourner Truth These are monumental women! Because of their achievements, their likenesses have been carved in stone for all to see and remember.Who: Katharine Lee Bates, author of “America the…
