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The Hoax Files: The Truth Isn't Out There

Test your Hoax IQ with the Hoax Quiz Click on the links below to read about some of the greatest hoaxes in sports, science, art, and the Internet. Literary Hoaxes  From…

2012 Olympics

London Baseball Basketball Boxing Diving Field Hockey…

Fenway Park Turns One Hundred

In 2012, one of Major League Baseball's most beloved ballparks celebrates its centennial. Fenway Park Photo by Carol M. Highsmith Related Links Fenway Park 100 Years…

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month—a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Much like Black History and Women's History celebrations, APA…

Joseph John MARTIN, Congress, NC (1833-1900)

MARTIN, Joseph John, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Williamston, Martin County, N.C., November 21, 1833; attended Williamston Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

Richard Gordon Hatcher

  politician, law professor Born: 7/10/1933 Birthplace: Michigan City, Ind.   Hatcher was elected mayor of Gary, Ind., in 1967, and he remained in office for the next 20 years. A…

Meredith, James

  civil-rights leader, author Born: 6/25/33 Birthplace: Kosciusko, Miss.   James Meredith was one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement. In 1962 he became the first Black student…

brigandage

(Encyclopedia) brigandagebrigandagebrĭgˈəndĭj [key] [Ital. brigare=to fight], robbery and plundering committed by armed bands, often associated with forests or mountain regions. Social and political…

Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr., 1918-2021, American social activist and community organizer, b. Birmingham, Al., Roosevelt Univ. (B.A.,…