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Civil Rights at the Olympics
Black medallists raise fists for Civil Rights Movement Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos raise fists for Black Power in 1968. (Source: AP) Related Links Olympics Overview 2012…Memorable Olympic Moments: Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Summer 1968
Black medallists raise fists for Civil Rights Movement by John Gettings Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos raise fists for Black Power in 1968. (Source: AP) Related Links Olympics…axolotl
(Encyclopedia) axolotlaxolotlăkˈsəlŏtˌəl [key], a salamander, Ambystoma mexicanum, found in certain lakes in the region of Mexico City, which reaches reproductive maturity without losing its larval…Carrington, Leonora
(Encyclopedia) Carrington, Leonora, 1917–2011, English-born Mexican surrealist painter, novelist, and eccentric, studied art at Ozenfant Academy, London (1935–38). From a wealthy Anglo-Irish family,…Israel's Lost Tribes
Scientists discover Jewish chromosome in Zimbabwe Related Links Branches of Judaism Yom Kippur Rosh Hashanah The Jewish Calendar Jewish Holidays, 2001â2015 Judaism…FIFA Confederations Cup for Soccer's 1998-99 Season
Contested by the continental champions of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Note that Germany replaced France as the European representative due to scheduling conflicts…Montezuma II
Montezuma II (also known as Moctezuma II) was trained as a priest and rose to become leader of the Aztecs in 1502. At the time, the Aztecs controlled most of what is now Mexico and Central America,…Mario Molina Biography
Mario Molinachemist, Nobel laureateBorn: March 19, 1943Birthplace: Mexico City At the University of California at Berkeley in 1973, Molina and Sherwood Rowland began researching…José López Portillo 2004 Deaths
José López PortilloAge: 83 Mexican politician who, as president from 1976 to 1982, led the country to near financial collapse with profligate spending and an allegedly corrupt government.…Subcommander Marcos
Subcommander (or Subcommandante) Marcos is the high-profile, pipe-smoking masked leader of Mexico's Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN). In 1994 he and the self-named Zapatistas (the name pays…Trending
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