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Primo de Rivera, José Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Primo de Rivera, José AntonioPrimo de Rivera, José Antonioprēˈmō ᵺā rēvāˈrä [key], 1903–36, Spanish political leader, son of Miguel Primo de Rivera. Founder (1933) of the Falange, the…fire-eaters
(Encyclopedia) fire-eaters, in U.S. history, term applied by Northerners to proslavery extremists in the South in the two decades before the Civil War. Edmund Ruffin, Robert B. Rhett, and William L.…Wilmès, Sophie
(Encyclopedia) Wilmès, Sophie, 1975–, Belgian political leader. She worked as a financial officer at the European Commission, and was a council member in local government (2007–15). A member of the…Roe v. Wade
(Encyclopedia) Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first…minority
(Encyclopedia) minority, in international law, population group with a characteristic culture and sense of identity occupying a subordinate political status. Religious minorities were known from…Meagher, Thomas Francis
(Encyclopedia) Meagher, Thomas FrancisMeagher, Thomas Francismär [key], 1823–67, Irish revolutionary and Union general in the American Civil War, b. Waterford, Ireland. A leader of the Young Ireland…Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.
(Encyclopedia) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Linda Brown was denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka because she was…Gender & Sexuality
Cite /**/ A couple of lesbian or bisexual women with rainbow flags. The flag debuted in 1978 and became an LGBTQ symbol. Issues of sex and gender are far reaching and have vast histories. For…Sierra Leone: Major Players in the Civil War
The countries and people involved in the civil war by David Johnson Infoplease Atlas: Sierra Leone Related Links Sierra Leone Civil WarCountry Profile: Sierra LeoneMap: Sierra LeoneMap:…Kefauver, Carey Estes
(Encyclopedia) Kefauver, Carey EstesKefauver, Carey Esteskēfôvər [key], 1903–63, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1949–63), b. Madisonville, Tenn., known as Estes Kefauver. He became a Chattanooga lawyer…Trending
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