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Timeline of Worldwide School and Mass Shootings

Gun-related tragedies in the U.S. and around the world The following table lists notable worldwide mass and school shootings from 1996 to the present. What distinguishes mass shootings from other…

Namibia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Namibia Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Namibian Relations PEOPLENamibians…

Milton, John

(Encyclopedia) Milton, John, 1608–74, English poet, b. London, one of the greatest poets of the English language. Milton's theology, although in the Protestant tradition, is extremely…

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…

Lutheranism

(Encyclopedia) Lutheranism, branch of Protestantism that arose as a result of the Reformation, whose religious faith is based on the principles of Martin Luther, although he opposed such a…

Delaware

Delaware State Information Capital: Dover Official Name: Delaware Organized as a territory/republic: 1683 Entered Union (rank): December 7, 1787 (First of the original 13 states) Present…

Washington, D.C.

(Encyclopedia) Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive (since 1878, when Georgetown became a part of Washington) with the District…

Montenegro

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MontenegroMontenegromŏnˌtənēˈgrō [key], Serbo-Croatian Crna Gora, officially Republic of Montenegro, republic (2015 est. pop. 628,000), 5,332 sq mi (13,810 sq km), W Balkan…

Black History Timeline: 1600s to Present Day

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesBlack history in the United States of America is a story of discrimination, hate, and violence. For centuries, White people enslaved, murdered, and criminalized an…