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Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin

Russian PresidentBorn: 2/1/1931Birthplace: Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk), Russia The first popularly elected leader in Russian history began his career inauspiciously, serving in Sverdlovsk…

DK History: Thirty Years' War

WHO WAS THROWN FROM A WINDOW IN PRAGUE? WHO WAS THE LION OF THE NORTH? FIND OUT MOREThe Thirty Years’ War engulfed Europe between 1618 and 1648. It was a clash between Protestants and Catholics in…

Classical Mythology: A Titanic Struggle

A Titanic StruggleClassical MythologyTales Of The TitanicA Titanic StruggleClash of the Titans After gaining their own freedom, the Titans made Cronus their king and freed the Cyclopes and their…

DK History: Cold War

WHAT WAS THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS? WHAT WAS THE VIETNAM WAR? WHAT WAS THE IRON CURTAIN? FIND OUT MOREAfter World War II, allies who had fought fascism together became rivals for world power. From…

Diamond Necklace, Affair of the

(Encyclopedia) Diamond Necklace, Affair of the, scandal that took place at the court of King Louis XVI of France just before the French Revolution. An adventuress who called herself the comtesse de…

E, letter of the alphabet

(Encyclopedia) E, fifth letter of the alphabet. It is a usual symbol for a mid-front vowel, such as ĕ in the English step. A mid-front vowel was represented by Greek epsilon [Gr.,=e without the…

Congress of the United States

(Encyclopedia) Congress of the United States, the legislative branch of the federal government, instituted (1789) by Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which prescribes its…

Daniel, persons in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Daniel, in the Bible. 1 Prophet, central figure of the book of Daniel. 2 See Chileab. 3 Sealer of the covenant.