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English civil war

(Encyclopedia) English civil war, 1642–48, the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects, generally called the “parliamentarians,” that culminated in the defeat and…

Martin Luther King Speeches

Excerpts from King's most famous addresses Related Links Martin Luther King Day Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. The History of Martin Luther King Day Notable Speeches African…

Video Archive

KIDSPIRATION VIDEOS A variety of interesting subjects—kids interviewing professional experts about their unique jobs!     ANIMAL SENSES   Bear and Chipmunk: Hibernation Bulldog…

bastard

(Encyclopedia) bastard, person born out of wedlock whose legal status is illegitimacy. In civil law countries and in about half the states of the United States, the union of the parents in marriage…

Ella Baker Biography

Ella Baker civil rights activistBorn: 12/13/1903Birthplace: Norfolk, Va.   Baker was a driving force in the creation of the country's premier civil rights organizations. After graduating as…

Civil Engineer (M. Lun)

Michelle Lun Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work for a California engineering firm that consults on large construction projects…

Brewer's: Civil Service Estimates

(The), C.S.E. The annual Parliamentary grant to cover the expenses of the diplomatic services, the post-office and telegraphs, the grant for national education, the collection of the…

American Civil War Quiz

The American Civil War was one of the most devastating and influential conflicts in the world, with 624,511 casualties and changes across the entire United States that would alter the course of…

The Deadliest Battles in the Civil War

America's costliest war The Civil War led to  the greatest loss of life in American history. Over the course of the entire war, including USA and CSA casualties, some 620,000 people were killed in…

Last Civil War Widows

The last-known Union widow, Gertrude Janeway, died in Jan. 2003 in Tennessee. John Janeway joined the Union army in 1864 and was briefly a POW at Andersonville. The couple married in 1927,…