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Easter—A Tale of Two Easters

Why one faith and two celebrations? by Borgna Brunner Related Links Easter FeaturesQuick Guide to the Dates of Passover and EasterSweet Easter FactsMovable FeastsKosher for…

DK History: Crusades

WHY WAS THE FIRST CRUSADE CALLED? WHAT DID THE CRUSADERS BRING BACK TO EUROPE? FIND OUT MOREIn 1095, Pope Urban II called for a war against the Muslim rulers of Jerusalem. This was the First…

herbal medicine

(Encyclopedia) herbal medicine, use of natural plant substances (botanicals) to treat and prevent illness. The practice has existed since prehistoric times and flourishes today as the primary form of…

Hattin, Battle of

(Encyclopedia) Hattin, Battle ofHattin, Battle ofhättēnˈ [key], battle on July 4, 1187, in N Palestine, where Saladin's Muslim forces defeated the Christian armies of Guy de Lusignan. When Saladin…

Cornel West

scholarBorn: 6/2/1953Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma One of America's most prominent Black intellectuals, West earned a BA from Harvard University and his MA and PhD degrees from Princeton University.…

Fred Shuttlesworth

civil rights activist, ministerBorn: 3/18/1922Birthplace: Mugler, Ala.Died: 10/5/2011 As pastor of Birmingham, Alabama's First Baptist Church, Shuttlesworth organized the Alabama Christian Movement…

Islam's Growing Influence

Islam in America Muslims move to the mainstream by David Johnson During Dec. 2000 a crescent symbolizing Islam stood along with the Christmas tree and the Hanukkah candelabra on the…

William Cabell RIVES, Congress, VA (1793-1868)

Senate Years of Service: 1832-1834; 1836-1837; 1837-1839; 1841-1845Party: Jacksonian; Jacksonian; Democrat; WhigRIVES, William Cabell, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at ‘…

John Caldwell CALHOUN, Congress, SC (1782-1850)

Senate Years of Service: 1832-1843; 1845-1850Party: Democratic Republican; Nullifier; DemocratCALHOUN, John Caldwell, (cousin of John Ewing Colhoun and Joseph Calhoun), a Representative and a…

Caleb CUSHING, Congress, MA (1800-1879)

CUSHING, Caleb, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salisbury, Mass., January 17, 1800; was graduated from Harvard University in 1817; studied law; was admitted to the bar at…