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March 2016: Obama Nominates Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of March 2016. Obama Nominates Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court…Gallus
(Encyclopedia) Gallus (Caius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus)Gallusgălˈəs [key], d. 253 or 254, Roman emperor after 251. He fought in the eastern campaign that proved fatal to Decius. Gallus became emperor…Khosrow I
(Encyclopedia) Khosrow I (Khosrow Anüshirvan)Khosrow Ikhŏsrōˈ; ăn&oomacr;shĭrvänˈ [key], d. 579, king of Persia (531–79), greatest of the Sassanid, or Sassanian, monarchs. He is also known as…William, count of Holland
(Encyclopedia) William, count of Holland, 1227?–1256, German king (1254–56), previously rival king (1247–54) to Conrad IV. William was chosen by Pope Innocent IV to succeed Henry Raspe (d. 1247) as…Ancona
(Encyclopedia) Ancona Ancona ängkôˈnä [key], city, capital of Ancona prov., chief city of Marche region, central Italy, on a promontory in the Adriatic Sea. It is a leading…Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3d duke of
(Encyclopedia) Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3d duke of, 1738–1809, British statesman; great-grandson of the 1st earl of Portland. He was lord lieutenant of Ireland (1782) and nominal…Seram
(Encyclopedia) Seram, formerly CeramSeram,both: sāˈräm [key], island, c.6,600 sq mi (17,100 sq km), E Indonesia, W of New Guinea, second largest of the Moluccas; also called Seran or Serang. Its…Simeon II
(Encyclopedia) Simeon II,&sp;Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, or Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1937–, czar (1943–46) and premier (2001–5) of Bulgaria. He succeeded his father, Boris III,…March 2016: Ben Carson Drops Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of March 2016. Ben Carson Drops Race for the Republican Presidential…guide dog
(Encyclopedia) guide dog, a dog trained to lead a blind person. The first school for training such dogs was established by the German government after World War I for the benefit of blinded veterans…Trending
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