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Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement

  Learn about the heroes of the American civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and more. by Borgna Brunner Rosa Parks, seated on a Montgomery…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 29, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 28, 1805June 30, 1805June 29, 1805 Saturday June 29th 1805. This morning we experienced a heavy shower of rain for about an hour after…

Custer Battlefield National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Custer Battlefield National Monument: see Little Bighorn, river; Little Bighorn National Battlefield under the National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Blasket Islands

(Encyclopedia) Blasket Islands, group of rock islets, Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland; a lighthouse is on one of the islets. Most of the inhabitants of the islands were moved to the mainland in…

superphosphate

(Encyclopedia) superphosphate or superphosphate of lime, Ca(H2PO4)2, is a compound produced by treating rock phosphate with sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid, or a mixture of the two. It is the…

cuesta

(Encyclopedia) cuestacuestakwĕsˈtə [key], asymmetric ridge characterized by a short, steep escarpment on one side, and a long, gentle slope on the other. The steep side exposes the edge of erosion-…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 14, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 13, 1806April 15, 1806April 14, 1806 Monday April 14th 1806. This morning at seven oCk. we were joined by Sergt. Pryor and the three…

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.

(Encyclopedia) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Linda Brown was denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka because she was…