There are images that will stay with us forever. From FDR notifying the world that the U.S. had entered WWII, to Obama's trademark fist bump at the Democratic National Convention, these scenes…
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by Mark Hughes Barack Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama's dad, informed his daughters—and millions of other people who were watching his victory speech the night he was elected president of the…
founder of the Mali EmpireBorn: c. 1210Birthplace: Kangaba State (in present-day Mali) West Africa An ethnic Malinké (also known as Mandinka), Mari Diata was the son of Nare Maghan, ruler of the…
(Encyclopedia) Lew, Jack (Jacob Joseph Lew), 1955–, American government official, b. New York City, grad. Harvard (1978), Georgetown Univ. Law School (1983). A Democrat, he first worked politics at…
