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The Civil War and Gettysburg in Pop Culture
The following is a list of movies and books featuring the Civil War and Gettysburg. by Jennie Wood Related Links Battle of…Women's Suffrage and the Constitution: Chapter III
Chapter II. State Constituti...Chapter IV. The Story of the...Chapter III. Election Laws and Referenda To establish a “government of the people“ is to follow an ideal…Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part IV
Part IV: New Directions for Civil Rights Mid-1960s 1966 1967 1968 Next: The Legacy Mid-1960s King's growing opposition to the Vietnam War angers President Johnson, prompts…dowry
(Encyclopedia) dowrydowrydouˈrē [key], the property that a woman brings to her husband at the time of the marriage. The dowry apparently originated in the giving of a marriage gift by the family of…Howe, Elias
(Encyclopedia) Howe, Elias, 1819–67, American inventor, b. Spencer, Mass. He was apprenticed in 1838 to an instrument maker and watchmaker in Boston at whose suggestion he turned his attention to…Blackmun, Harry Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Blackmun, Harry AndrewBlackmun, Harry Andrewblăkˈmən [key], 1908–99, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1970–94), b. Nashville, Ill. Educated at Harvard, he practiced law…U.S. History Timeline
The defining moments of American history U.S. History is short in the grand scheme of things, but there's still a whole lot for any one person to keep straight. We've thrown together a timeline with…Dorothy Day Biography
Dorothy Daysocial activist, journalist, and cofounder of the Catholic Worker movementBorn: 1897Birthplace: New York, N.Y. From 1914 to 1916, Day attended the University of Illinois, where she joined…Montazeri, Hossein Ali
(Encyclopedia) Montazeri, Hossein Ali, 1922–2009, Iranian Islamic scholar and political leader. A follower of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Montazeri objected to Khomeini's arrest and exile, and…Aspin, Les
(Encyclopedia) Aspin, Les (Leslie Aspin, Jr.), 1938–95, U.S. politician and government official, b. Milwaukee, Wis. Running as a Democrat opposed to the Vietnam War, he won election as a U.S.…Trending
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