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Canada Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Date of Information: 7/24/2022 Governor Gen. Mary Simon Prime Min. Justin Trudeau Min. of Aboriginal…

Women's History Month

Ten Women Nobel Prize Winners in Science   Women's History Month Nobel Peace Prize Winners Pulitzer Prize Winners in Literature Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism Women Rulers of the…

DK Science: Ocean Floor

HYDROTHERMAL VENTSBIOGRAPHY: MARIE THARP American, 1920-FIND OUT MOREJust a century ago, the ocean floor was largely unknown. Now we know that the deep oceans have features such as mountains,…

Movies and Film: Stars' Bucks

Stars' BucksMovies and FilmFilm Financing, Production, and DistributionProduction, Distribution, ExhibitionDistributionExhibition(ists)Stars' BucksIndependent Films TodayForeign FilmsSome Films About…

Mysterious Disappearances

1872Mary Celeste: the brigantine set sail from New York harbor for Genoa, Italy, on Nov. 5. A British brigantine, the DeGratia, discovered the ship derelict on Dec. 5 and boarded her. Everyone…

Peyton RANDOLPH, Congress, VA (1721-1775)

RANDOLPH, Peyton, (uncle of Edmund Jenings Randolph), a Delegate from Virginia; born at Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg, Va., in September 1721; received his early education under private tutors;…

John Henry GOEKE, Congress, OH (1869-1930)

GOEKE, John Henry, a Representative from Ohio; born near Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio, October 28, 1869; attended the common schools and was graduated from Pio Nono College, St. Francis, Wis…

Lasker Awards

(Encyclopedia) Lasker Awards, prizes created in 1945 by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation (est. 1942) in recognition of achievement in several areas of medicine. Among the most prestigious honors…