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60 Minutes II:“Death by Denial,” CBS NewsDateline NBC:“The Paper Chase,” NBC48 Hours:“Heroes Under Fire,” CBS NewsTreading on Danger?:KHOU-TV, HoustonAn 84-Year-Old Youngful Man Lives in the…

Réunion

Map of Réunion Status: Overseas Department Prefect: Pierre-Henry Maccioni (2006) Land area: 968 sq mi (2,507 sq km); total area: 972 sq mi (2,517 sq km…

Kongo, kingdom of

(Encyclopedia) Kongo, kingdom ofKongo, kingdom ofkôngˈgō, kŏngˈ– [key], former state of W central Africa, founded in the 14th cent. In the 15th cent. the kingdom stretched from the Congo River in the…

Emigrant Aid Company

(Encyclopedia) Emigrant Aid Company, organization formed in 1854 to promote organized antislavery immigration to the Kansas territory from the Northeast. Eli Thayer conceived the plan as early as Feb…

Smith, John, English colonist in America

(Encyclopedia) Smith, John, c.1580–1631, English colonist in America, b. Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England. A merchant's apprentice until his father's death in 1596, he thereafter lived an…

Stevens, Thaddeus

(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792–1868, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1849–53, 1859–68), b. Danville, Vt. He taught in an academy at York, Pa., studied law, and was admitted to the bar…

A More Perfect Union

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Barack Obama Related Links Notable Speeches by African Americans Campaign 2012 Democratic Candidates:…

Kentucky

Kentucky State Information Official Name: The Commonwealth of Kentucky Capital: Frankfort Organized as a territory: January 1, 1777 Entered Union: June 1, 1792 (15th State) Present constitution…