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Bayard Rustin Biography
Bayard Rustincivil rights activistBorn: 3/17/1912Birthplace: West Chester, Pa. Rustin was one of the most influential civil rights activists of the 1950s and '60s, yet he maintained a low…Presidents of the Continental Congresses
Name Elected Birth anddeath datesPeyton Randolph, Va. 9/5/1774 c.1721–1775Henry Middleton, S.C. 10/22/1774 1717–1784Peyton Randolph, Va. 5/10/1775 c.1721–1775John Hancock, Mass. 5/24/1775 1737–…Constitutional Convention
(Encyclopedia) Constitutional Convention, in U.S. history, the 1787 meeting in which the Constitution of the United States was drawn up. The convention at Philadelphia drew up one of the most…Cardinal Agostino Casaroli 1998 Deaths
Cardinal Agostino CasaroliAge: 83 former Vatican secretary of state. Died: June 9, 1998. Randolph CarterA - FRichard CassillyJohn Hejduk 2000 Deaths
John HejdukAge: 71 highly respected and influential architect known for his theoretical projects and moody drawings. He died of cancer. Died: Bronx, N.Y., July 3, 2000Randolph A. HearstG -…James Earl Ray 1998 Deaths
James Earl RayAge: 70 convicted killer of Martin Luther King Jr. He confessed to the 1968 assassination but recanted after his sentencing. Lacking evidence to back up his government…Earl M. Ramer 1998 Deaths
Earl M. RamerAge: 84 former NCAA president in 1971 and 1972 and 34-year member of the faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; served two decades as faculty athletics…Newbery vs. Caldecott
The Question: What's the difference between the Newbery and Caldecott medals? The Answer: The Newbery Medal and Caldecott Medal are both…Ofra Haza 2000 Deaths
Ofra Haza 41: Israeli pop singer and songwriter who fused Western techno-pop with traditional Yemenite Jewish poetry to create a unique sound that found audiences in dance clubs all over the…The Word
The WordRopeadope It'd be tough to come up with another gospel album that consists of all instrumentals, but The Word proves that you don't always need lyrics to sing a song of praise. John…Trending
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