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Alexander Graham Bell summary
Alexander Graham Bell, (born March 3, 1847, Edinburgh, Scot.—died...
Prince summary
Prince, orig.
Shoeless Joe Jackson summary
Shoeless Joe Jackson, in full Joseph Jefferson Jackson , (born...
Pete Rose summary
Pete Rose, in full Peter Edward Rose , (born April 14, 1941,...
Arab-Israeli wars summary
Arab-Israeli wars, Military conflicts fought between various...
Kurdistan Workers’ Party summary
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Militant Kurdish nationalist...
terrorism summary
terrorism, Calculated use of violence to create a general climate...
Roman Catholicism summary
Roman Catholicism, Largest denomination of Christianity, with...
Togo summary
Togo, officially Togolese Republic , Republic, western Africa.
Jimmie Rodgers summary
Jimmie Rodgers, orig.
Francis summary
Francis, original name Jorge Mario Bergoglio , (born December...
Mario Vargas Llosa summary
Mario Vargas Llosa, in full Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa ,...
abortion summary
abortion, Expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it can...
rights of the accused summary
rights of the accused, In law, the rights and privileges of...
John Marshall summary
John Marshall, (born September 24, 1755, near Germantown, Virginia—died...
Roger B. Taney summary
Roger B.
Earl Warren summary
Earl Warren, (born March 19, 1891, Los Angeles, California,...
Daniel Webster summary
Daniel Webster, (born January 18, 1782, Salisbury, New Hampshire,...
affirmative action summary
affirmative action, In the U.S., an effort to improve the employment...
arrest summary
arrest, Restraint and seizure of a person by someone (e.g.,...
Notable Characters in the Works of Charles Dickens
Use this list to learn about the most notable characters in the...
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. summary
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., (born March 8, 1841, Boston, Massachusetts,...
Charles Evans Hughes summary
Charles Evans Hughes, (born April 11, 1862, Glens Falls, New...