(Encyclopedia) George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert), 1865–1936, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1910–36), second son and successor of Edward VII. At the age of 12 he commenced a naval career…
African American Holidays: Kwanzaa, Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Learn about the history, traditions, and…
African American Holidays: Kwanzaa, Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Learn about the history, traditions, and…
(Encyclopedia) Henry VIII, 1491–1547, king of England (1509–47), second son and successor of Henry VII.
Henry was a supreme egotist. He advanced personal desires under the guise of public policy…
Born: Nov. 22, 1943Tennis women's rights pioneer; Wimbledon singles champ 6 times; U.S. champ 4 times; first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in one year (1971); beat 55-year-old Bobby Riggs 6-4,6-3,…
(Encyclopedia) Charles VIII, 1470–98, king of France (1483–98), son and successor of Louis XI. He first reigned under the regency of his sister Anne de Beaujeu. After his marriage (1491) to Anne of…
(Encyclopedia) King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929–68, American clergyman and civil-rights leader, b. Atlanta, Ga., grad. Morehouse College (B.A., 1948), Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D., 1951), Boston…
