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(Encyclopedia) estuaryestuaryĕsˈch&oobreve;ĕrˌē [key], partially enclosed coastal body of water, having an open connection with the ocean, where freshwater from inland is mixed with saltwater…May 2010 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of…prison
(Encyclopedia) prison, place of confinement for the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals. By the end of the 18th cent. imprisonment was the chief mode of punishment for all but capital crimes.…Migrant Minors: FAQS, Facts, and Statistics
Unaccompanied children entering the U.S. from Central America create a humanitarian crisis Related Links Immigration in the U.S. The Green Card Immigration Legislation…Notable Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, 2004–2005 Term
Court Declares Sentencing Guidelines Unconstitutional (Jan. 12, 2005): In the first part of a two-part ruling in United States v. Booker, Court rules, 5–4, that federal sentencing guidelines…Malcolm X, 1997 News
12, pleaded guilty to arson and the juvenile equivalent of manslaughter for setting a fire that killed his grandmother, Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X.Nathaniel Abraham, 2000 News
13, the youngest American child ever to be tried and convicted as an adult for murder, was sentenced in Jan. to seven years in a maximum-security juvenile center. Prosecutors unsuccessfully…Andrew Golden, 1998 News
13, and Andrew Golden, 11, students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Ark., shocked the nation by opening fire on their classmates on March 24. The rampage, possibly meant as revenge…Jane Addams
A co-founder of Chicago's Hull-House social settlement, Jane Addams was a reformer whose efforts earned her the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize (shared with Nicholas Murray Butler). Addams and her longtime…Bilbo Baggins
Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist and titular character of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel, The Hobbit (originally titled The Hobbit, or There and Back Again). In Tolkien's "Middle Earth,"…Trending
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