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Cash, Johnny
(Encyclopedia) Cash, Johnny, 1932–2003, American singer and songwriter, b. Kingsland, Ark. Born to a farm family, he went to Memphis in 1955 and recorded such hits as “I Walk the Line” (1956) and “…wormwood
(Encyclopedia) wormwood, Mediterranean perennial herb or shrubby plant (Artemisia absinthium) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), often cultivated in gardens and found as an escape in North…Beatty, Warren
(Encyclopedia) Beatty, Warren (Henry Warren Beaty) Beatty, Warren bāˈtē, bēˈ– [key], 1937…1988 Winter Olympics Speed Skating Gold Medalists
Men Event Time 500m Jens-Uwe Mey, E. Ger. 36.45 WR 1000m Nikolai Gouliaev, USSR 1:13.03 OR 1500m André Hoffmann, E. Ger. 1:52.06 WR 5000m Tomas…Civil Rights Landmarks
Across the United States, places where the movement took shape by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Alabama First African Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa Brown Chapel, Selma First Baptist Church, Selma Selma-…Hawthorne, Nathaniel
(Encyclopedia) Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804–64, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Salem, Mass., one of the great masters of American fiction. His novels and tales are penetrating…United Mine Workers of America
(Encyclopedia) United Mine Workers of America (UMW), international labor union formed (1890) by the amalgamation of the National Progressive Union (organized 1888) and the mine locals under the…Orthodox Christian Holidays, 2010-2030
Top of Page The Orthodox Church is one of the oldest Christian denominations, with a rich history and tradition that spans many centuries and countries, from Russia and Greece to the Middle East and…Constable, John
(Encyclopedia) Constable, John, 1776–1837, English painter, b. Suffolk. Constable and Turner were the leading figures in English landscape painting of the 19th cent. Constable became famous for his…Haida
(Encyclopedia) HaidaHaidahīˈdə [key], Native North Americans living primarily on the Queen Charlotte Islands, off British Columbia, and on the southern end of the Prince of Wales Island, off Alaska.…Trending
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