(Encyclopedia) Young, Whitney Moore, Jr., 1921–71, African-American civil-rights leader; b. Lincoln Ridge, Ky. A social worker by profession, he joined the National Urban League in 1947 as director…
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A list of the African-Americans serving in the 111th Congress. There are 42 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State…
A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 113th Congress. There are 43 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State House…
The biggest cities to ever exist
For the first time in human history, a majority of people live in urban environments. The world's largest cities today fall under a class that researchers call "…
First Place: $50,000 scholarship, Natalia Toro, 14, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colo., for her physics project “Independent Analysis of Evidence for nu_mu <—> nu_tau Oscillations in the…
A "grotesque miscarriage of justice"
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(Encyclopedia) Garnier, Tony, 1869–1948, French architect. His greatest achievement was in urban planning. After his study of sociological and architectural problems of an industrial city, he began…
Senate Years of Service: 2005- Party: Republican MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel), a Senator from Florida; born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba, on October 23, 1946; immigrated to the United States…
McDONALD, Jack H., a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 28, 1932; educated in White Lake Township and Detroit; attended Wayne State University; served as…
