School Years around the World Bad Advice for New Graduates Percent of Population Enrolled Highest Level of Educational Attainment of U.S. Population International Comparison of Math, Reading…
Before Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay achieved Olympic glory
by Gerry Brown Cassius Clay as a light heavyweight (second to right), flanked by medallists Wilbert McClure and Edward…
(Encyclopedia) National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution. Devoted to the collection, presentation, and preservation of the…
(Encyclopedia) Hoveida, Amir AbbasHoveida, Amir Abbasämērˈ äb-bäsˈ hōvāˈdä [key], 1919–79, Iranian political leader, prime minister of Iran (1965–77). After serving (1958–64) with the National…
(Encyclopedia) Karim KhanKarim Khankärēmˈ khän [key], d. 1779, ruler of Persia (1750–79), founder of the Zand dynasty. He emerged victorious from a contest for power and ruled under the title Vakil […
(Encyclopedia) Kasala or KassalaKassalaboth: käsäˈlä, kăsˈəlä [key], city (1993 pop. 234,622), E Sudan. It is a market center and rail transport hub and has extensive fruit gardens. Founded in 1840…
