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The Supreme Court: Accepting Homosexuality

Accepting HomosexualityThe Supreme CourtSeparating Government PowersWho's in Control—the States or the Federal Government?Killing Gun ControlSupporting Family LeaveAccepting Homosexuality…

The Supreme Court: Getting Searched on a Bus

Getting Searched on a BusThe Supreme CourtCollecting EvidenceSearching Your Car When You're Stopped for SpeedingUsing the Right Not to KnockFinding Marijuana with Thermal-Imaging…

McGovern, George Stanley

(Encyclopedia) McGovern, George StanleyMcGovern, George Stanleyməgŭvˈərn [key], 1922–2012, U.S. senator from South Dakota (1963–81), b. Avon, S.Dak. He was a decorated B-24 bomber pilot during World…

Jacobins

(Encyclopedia) JacobinsJacobinsjăkˈəbĭnz [key], political club of the French Revolution. Formed in 1789 by the Breton deputies to the States-General, it was reconstituted as the Society of Friends of…

Important Speeches in U.S. History

Here are some important speeches that influenced the course of history. by Jennie Wood Related Links Top 100 American Speeches of the Twentieth CenturyNotable Speeches and Addresses by U.…

Most Admired World Leaders

CEOs from 60 countries name their most admired role models Sir Winston Churchill sculpture in Parliament Square, LondonSource: AP Photo/Tim Ireland…

Sahl, Mort

(Encyclopedia) Sahl, Mort, 1927-2021, American comedian and social commentator, b. Montreal, Canada, as Morton Lyon Sahl, Univ. of Southern…

Ban Ki-Moon

(Encyclopedia) Ban Ki-MoonBan Ki-Moonbän gē-m&oomacr;n [key], 1944–, South Korean diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (2007–16), b. Chungju, grad. Seoul National Univ. (B.S., 1970…