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Dürer, Albrecht
(Encyclopedia) Dürer, AlbrechtDürer, Albrechtälˈbrĕkht dürˈər [key], 1471–1528, German painter, engraver, and theoretician, most influential artist of the German school, b. Nuremberg. Dürer's…Continental Congress
(Encyclopedia) Continental Congress, 1774–89, federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States in the American Revolution and under the Articles of Confederation (see…Nancy Lopez
Nancy Lopez was the most celebrated player in women's golf in the decade after her rookie year in 1978. She began playing golf as a young girl and was an accomplished amateur before starting her…Sun Tzu
The earliest known work on military strategy and war, The Art of War consists of 13 short chapters attributed to a man named Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Tzi or Sun Wu. Little is known about the man,…The Devil's Dictionary: Plan
by Ambrose Bierce PLAGUEPLATITUDEPLAN -v.t. To bother about the best method of accomplishing an accidental result.Robert E. Peary
Robert Edwin Peary, his assistant Matthew Henson and four Inuit men were the first to reach the North Pole on 6 April 1909. An officer in the United States Navy, it was Commander Peary's eighth…Benedict XVI, 2005 News
formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, was named pope by the conclave of cardinals in April. He was born in Bavaria in 1927. Pope Benedict XVI is known as an accomplished scholar of theology…State of the Union Address: Rutherford B. Hayes (December 1, 1879)
Rutherford B. Hayes (December 1, 1879) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: The members of the Forty-sixth Congress have assembled in their first regular session under…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 17, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 16, 1806March 18, 1806March 17, 1806 Monday March 17th 1806. Catel and his family left us this morning. Old Delashelwilt and his women…A Human Mission to Mars? Not Yet
Water on Mars The scientific community was intrigued by the startling announcement in June 2000 that some high-resolution images of Mars taken by the Mars Global Surveyor showed strong…Trending
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