American Indian Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Find a list of the largest tribes and reservations in the United States, where each group originated and…
(Encyclopedia) Bohun, Humphrey VII de, 3d earl of Hereford and 2d earl of Essex, d. 1298, English nobleman. He was constable of England and with Roger Bigod, earl of Norfolk, led the baronial…
American Indian Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Learn about the history of American Indian Heritage Month, read biographies of famous American Indians,…
(Encyclopedia) Wood, Mrs. Henry, 1814–87, English novelist whose maiden name was Ellen Price. Her melodramatic and sensational novel East Lynne (1861) was dramatized and became a permanent stock…
Below is the composition of the 112th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2010 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
How Does Capital Flight Affect Me? Anyone who has invested in the stock market - and that's a whopping 43% of American households - can tell you that the American economy is not an island unto…
About Foreign ExchangeInternational FinanceIntroductionAbout Foreign ExchangeEffect on Imports, Exports, and GDPTrade Deficits: Bad or Good?The International Monetary SystemThe Dollar and the U.S.…
Only one team can bring home a title, but there will be no shortage of winners on Super Bowl Sunday. This year, companies have been doling an average of $160 million for each 30-second spot…
Dangers of Deflation Defined As we have already seen, the American economy is increasingly global and effects of a downturn in one area of the world can immediately affect the value of…
(Encyclopedia) White, Edward Higgins, 2d, 1930–67, American astronaut, b. San Antonio. While serving as pilot of Gemini 4 (June 3–7, 1965), he became the first American to perform extravehicular…
