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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…

Unusual Animals

  Top Ten Unusual Animals A few of the unsung wonders of the animal world by Holly Hartman     Some have been around for hundreds or even…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Dance

WHY DO PEOPLE DANCE? WHAT IS CLASSICAL DANCE? DANCE SHOESIMPROVISATIONCHOREOGRAPHYFIND OUT MOREWhen people move in time to music, they are dancing. As they dance, they organize their body movements…

Gothic revival

(Encyclopedia) Gothic revival, term designating a return to the building styles of the Middle Ages. Although the Gothic revival was practiced throughout Europe, it attained its greatest importance in…

Sistine Chapel

(Encyclopedia) Sistine ChapelSistine Chapelsĭsˈtēn [key] [for Sixtus IV], private chapel of the popes in Rome, one of the principal glories of the Vatican. Built (1473) under Pope Sixtus IV, it is…

D - F

David DaleMarcus DalyThomas DanforthHerbert Joseph DavenportEdward DavyCharles Gates DawesGerard DebreuJohn DeereAmasa DelanoOscar de la RentaWarren de la RueMichael DellWilliam Edwards…

Literary Hoaxes

Read about best-selling memoirs that were revealed to mix fact and fiction by Mark Hughes, Liz Olson, and Beth Rowen Related Links…

John F. Kennedy, Jr.

The Life and Times of JFK, Jr. July 16 marks the anniversary of Kennedy's tragic plane crash by Beth Rowen John F. Kennedy, Jr., and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, died in a…

John F. Kennedy, Jr., Remembered

John F. Kennedy, Jr., Remembered Reactions of friends, family, and public figures by Beth Rowen Memorials to John F. Kennedy, Jr., appeared at his Tribeca home and the offices of…

Famous African American Scientists

Percy L. Julian, Aprille Ericsson, and other exceptional scientists by Ann Marie Imbornoni Charles Henry Turner Related Links Black History Month FeaturesAfrican…