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Atlanta

(Encyclopedia) Atlanta Atlanta ətlănˈtə, ăt– [key], city (2020 pop. 498,715), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek,…

John I, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona

(Encyclopedia) John I, 1350–95, king of Aragón and count of Barcelona (1387–95), son and successor of Peter IV. During his reign Aragón lost (1388) the duchy of Athens. An enthusiastic patron of…

Famous Firsts by African Americans

500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists…

National Recording Registry

In 2002, the Library of Congress took its first step to preserve American sound recordings and selected the first 50 recordings to start a national registry. (Listed in chronological order.)…

Millennium Milestones

The 100 Most Significant Events of the Last Thousand Years Reducing the millennium to a laundry list of highlights cannot pretend to be a definitive or accurate exercise. Note that only…

Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2005

In the United States, there are ten federal holidays set by law. Four are set by date (New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Christmas Day). The other six are set by a day of…

Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2006

In the United States, there are ten federal holidays set by law. Four are set by date (New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Christmas Day). The other six are set by a day of the week…

Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2007

In the United States, there are ten federal holidays set by law. Four are set by date (New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Christmas Day). The other six are set by a day of the week…

Hutten, Ulrich von

(Encyclopedia) Hutten, Ulrich vonHutten, Ulrich von&oobreve;lˈrĭkh fən h&oobreve;tˈən [key], 1488–1523, German humanist and poet, partisan of the Reformation, an outstanding figure in German…