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Benjamin Franklin

inventor, publisher, statesmanBorn: 1/17/1706Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Though best remembered for his services as a diplomat and statesman during the American Revolution, this “wisest American”…

DK People & Places: North America

FACTFILE: NORTH AMERICAFIND OUT MORENorth America is a continent of enormous diversity, with vast mountain ranges, huge, flat, grassy plains, hot deserts, and frozen ice caps. In the south lie the…

Maddie's Time Travel Essay

Maddie imagines being a daughter of King George III during the American Revolution   Related Links American Revolution…

Bastille Day - The French Independence Day

  Bastille DayThe French celebrate their Fourth of July   by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco   Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, is often mistakenly credited with the quote, "…

State Department Notes on Iran

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Iranian Relations PEOPLEThe 1979 Islamic revolution and the 1980-…

Bernardo Bertolucci

director, screenwriterBorn: 3/16/1940Birthplace: Parma, Italy Known for his strong visual style, he established himself at the age of 24 with the political drama Before the Revolution (1964). He…

Elias Hasket Derby

merchant, shipownerBorn: 1739Birthplace: Salem, Mass. Having inherited his father's shipping business, he actively engaged the firm's ships in privateering during the American Revolution. He…

Counter-Clockwise Racing

The Question: Why is it whenever we watch horse racing, whether thoroughbreds or harness racing or even car racing, why is it that all racing goes counterclockwise…

Edward DOWSE, Congress, MA (1756-1828)

DOWSE, Edward, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Charlestown, Mass., October 22, 1756; moved to Dedham, Mass.; after the Revolution was a shipmaster and engaged in the East Indian…