Fabergé Eggs The most glorious Easter eggs of all by David Johnson Around 1885, Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé took the decoration of eggs to new heights. He volunteered to create…
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Visit an American treasure by Elissa Haney The National Park Service maintains hundreds of outdoor parks... . . . as well as historic areas in places as far-flung as Hawaii–where tourists can…
Che Guevara
1928–67, Cuban revolutionary and political leader
October 9 marks the anniversary of Ernesto "Che" Guevara's execution by Bolivian soldiers. Argentinian by birth, he played a crucial…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Czech Relations PEOPLEThe majority of the 10…
(Encyclopedia) Mazzini, GiuseppeMazzini, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā mät-sēˈnē [key], 1805–72, Italian patriot and revolutionist, an outstanding figure of the Risorgimento. His youth was spent in…
(Encyclopedia) Greene, Graham (Henry Graham Greene), 1904–91, English novelist and playwright. Although most of his works combine elements of the detective story, the spy thriller, and the…
(Encyclopedia) Heisenberg, WernerHeisenberg, Wernervĕrˈnər hīˈzənbĕrk [key], 1901–76, German physicist. One of the founders of the quantum theory, he is best known for his uncertainty principle, or…