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July 2020 Current Events: World News
Top of Page Science and Technology News | Disaster News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…ballot
(Encyclopedia) ballot, means of voting for candidates for office. The choice may be indicated on or by the ballot forms themselves—e.g., colored balls (hence the term ballot, which is derived from…Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3d Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3d Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman. His viscountcy, to which he succeeded in 1802, was in the Irish peerage and therefore did not prevent him from…motet
(Encyclopedia) motetmotetmōtĕtˈ [key], name for the outstanding type of musical composition of the 13th cent. and for a different type that originated in the Renaissance. The 13th-century motet, a…Hanover, former kingdom and province, Germany
(Encyclopedia) HanoverHanoverhănˈōvər [key], Ger. Hannover, former independent kingdom and former province of Germany; Lower Saxony, NW Germany. Very irregular in outline, Hanover stretched from the…Campbell, Scottish noble family
(Encyclopedia) CampbellCampbellkămˈbəl [key], Scottish noble family, the head of which is the duke of Argyll. The Campbells of Lochow (Lochawe) rose to power in W Scotland in the later Middle Ages.…Wettin
(Encyclopedia) WettinWettinvĕtˈĭn [key], German dynasty, which ruled in Saxony, Thuringia, Poland, Great Britain, Belgium, and Bulgaria. It takes its name from a castle on the Saale near Halle. The…Famous Firsts by LGBT Americans
Some early accomplishments by LGBT Americans LGBT Firsts: Government1 Local elected lesbian official: Kathy Kozachenko, 1974, Ann Arbor City Council, Mich. Local elected gay official: Harvey…2003 NAACP Image Awards
MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: Antwone Fisher Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Angela Bassett, Sunshine State Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel…February 2022 Current Events: Disaster News
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