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Pulitzer, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Pulitzer, JosephPulitzer, Josephp&oobreve;ˈlĭtsər, py&oomacr;ˈ– [key], 1847–1911, American newspaper publisher and politician, b. Hungary. He emigrated to the United States in…

Virginia

Virginia State Facts Entered Union: June 25, 1788 (10th State) Present constitution adopted: 1970 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Va. / VA Nicknames: The Old Dominion; Mother of…

Notable Philosophers

René Descartes See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Philosophy Major Religions of the World Biographies by Category Abelard, Peter,…

Selected Biographies: F

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Minneapolis, Minn.

Mayor: Betsy Hodges (to Jan. 2017) 2010 census population (rank): 382,578 (48); Male: 192,421 (50.3%); Female: 190,157 (49.7%); White: 244,086 (63.8%); Black: 68,818 (18.6%);…

Anthropologist

People in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by Category Adams, Robert McCormick, Jr., American anthropologist Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, American anthropologist and historian Bastian,…

National Poetry Month

Featured Biography Marianne Moore American poet Notable Poets » Akhmatova - ByronCatullus - DunbarEliot - HughesJarrell - MillayNeruda - RumiSandburg - TennysonValéry - Yeats…

NBA Draft 1999

  Will this year's NBA draft put the wind back in ailing teams' sails?   by Gerry Brown   Nothing, save Michael Jordan coming out of retirement, can change an NBA…

Members of Congress: US, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from US Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, John 1735-1826 ADAMS, John Quincy 1767-1848 AGNEW, Spiro…

Oscar Minority Winners

  In 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed for a second consecutive year to nominate any African-American actors in the major acting categories, prompting director…