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Bonhoeffer, Dietrich
(Encyclopedia) Bonhoeffer, DietrichBonhoeffer, Dietrichdēˈtrĭkh bônˈhöfər [key], 1906–45, German Protestant theologian. Bonhoeffer, influenced early by the thinking of the young Karl Barth, urged a…What was the first coeducational college?
The Question: What is the first co-ed college in the U.S? The Answer: The first coeducational college-one that accepts women as well as men-was…Fedor Dostoevsky
Name at birth: Fedor Mikhailovich DostoevskyFedor Dostoevksy (also spelled Fydor, Fyodor or Feodor Dostoyevsky) is the 19th century Russian author who wrote the classic novels Crime and Punishment (…Elijah J. McCoy Biography
Elijah J. McCoy inventorBorn: 5/2/1843Birthplace: Colchester, Ontario, Canada The son of former slaves from Kentucky who had escaped via the Underground Railroad to Canada, at 15 years of age…Lou Reed Biography
Lou Reed (Lewis Allen Reed)musician, guitarist, singer, song writerBorn: 3/ 2/1942Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Known for his toneless voice and street-smart lyrics, Lou Reed never aspired to…Colson Whitehead
Writer Colson Whitehead is a New York essayist and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel The Underground Railroad (2016). Raised in Manhattan, Colson Whitehead studied writing at Harvard…Arthur Tappan Biography
Arthur Tappan merchant, philanthropist, abolitionist Born: 5/22/1786Birthplace: Northampton, Mass. After a failed attempt in the dry goods business, he and his brother Lewis founded a…America's Most Endangered Places 2005
Finca Vigía, National Landscape Conservation System, King Island and “The Journey Through Hallowed Ground” Corridor Endangered In a report released in June 2005, the National Trust for Historic…Mbeki, Govan Archibald Mvuyelwa
(Encyclopedia) Mbeki, Govan 1910–2001, anti-apartheid activist, politician, and writer. Mbeki was an influential leader of the African National…chemosynthesis
(Encyclopedia) chemosynthesis, process in which carbohydrates are manufactured from carbon dioxide and water using chemical nutrients as the energy source, rather than the sunlight used for energy in…Trending
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