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Washington Monument

(Encyclopedia) Washington Monument, obelisk-shaped tower, 555 ft 51&fslsh;9 in. (169.3 m) high, located on a 106-acre (43-hectare) site at the west end of the Mall, Washington, D.C.; dedicated…

Washington University

(Encyclopedia) Washington University, at St. Louis, Mo.; coeducational; est. as Eliot Seminary 1853, opened 1854, renamed 1857. It has a well-known medical school and school of social work as well as…

Huffington, Arianna Stassinopoulos

(Encyclopedia) Huffington, Arianna Stassinopoulos, 1950- , Greek-American journalist and web entrepreneur, b. Athens, Greece, as Ariadne-Anna…

Biographies: 2013 People in the News

2013 People in the News See also 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People in…

Biographies: 2014 People in the News

2014 People in the News See also 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People…

Ralph Nader

Consumer advocate and presidential hopeful by Beth Rowen Nader is opposed to big insurance companies, "corporate welfare," and the "dangerous convergence of corporate and government…

July 2013 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of July 2013. Morsi Deposed by Military After One Year in Office (July 1): The…

Clarence Cleveland DILL, Congress, WA (1884-1978)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1935 Party: Democrat DILL Clarence Cleveland , a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born near Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, September 21, 1884; attended…