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Notable Philanthropists

Andrew Carnegie See also Activists and Reformers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Charitable Contributions by Type of Recipient Organization…

I-M

Jovita IdarSamuel Elmer ImesTopa IncaIshiDaniel “Chappie” James, Jr.Mae C. JemisonGish Jen Thomas L. JenningsFrederick McKinley JonesBarbara Charline JordanPercy Lavon JulianJohanna July Betty Mae…

Enron Corporation

(Encyclopedia) Enron Corporation, U.S. company that in 2001 became the largest bankruptcy and stock collapse in U.S. history up to that time. The company was formed in 1985 when InterNorth purchased…

Jacksonville

(Encyclopedia) Jacksonville. 1 City (1990 pop. 29,101), Pulaski co., central Ark., inc. 1941. The city has varied industries, including printing and publishing and the manufacture of electronic…

Williams, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Roger, c.1603–1683, clergyman, advocate of religious freedom, founder of Rhode Island, b. London. A protégé of Sir Edward Coke, he graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge…

Notable Architects

Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture of the Renaissance French…

Notable Architects

Notable Architects Frank Lloyd Wright See also Notable Artists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Architecture American Architecture Architecture of…

Movies and Film: A Few Good Films

A Few Good FilmsMovies and FilmItalian Film HistoryTurnin' to TurinRinging the White TelephoneA Few Good FilmsThe Past 20 Years The great cinema scholar Ephraim Katz, author of The Film…

Arthurian legend

(Encyclopedia) Arthurian legend, the mass of legend, popular in medieval lore, concerning King Arthur of Britain and his knights. Although there are innumerable variations of the Arthurian legend…

piracy

(Encyclopedia) piracy, robbery committed or attempted on the high seas. It is distinguished from privateering in that the pirate holds no commission from and receives the protection of no nation but…