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Grateful Dead summary
Grateful Dead, U.S.
American colonies summary
American colonies, also called Thirteen Colonies or colonial...
The Enlightenment Key Facts
List of important facts regarding the Enlightenment. This European...
The Enlightenment Timeline
Timeline of significant events related to the Enlightenment....
The Enlightenment Causes and Effects
List of some of the major causes and effects of the Enlightenment....
Statue of Liberty summary
Statue of Liberty, Colossal statue on Liberty Island in the...
Johannes Vermeer summary
Johannes Vermeer, (baptized Oct. 31, 1632, Delft, Neth.—buried...
Mount Etna summary
Mount Etna, Active volcano, eastern coast of Sicily, Italy.
Mauritius summary
Mauritius, officially Republic of Mauritius , Island country,...
Alexander Graham Bell summary
Alexander Graham Bell, (born March 3, 1847, Edinburgh, Scot.—died...
Prince summary
Prince, orig.
Shoeless Joe Jackson summary
Shoeless Joe Jackson, in full Joseph Jefferson Jackson , (born...
Pete Rose summary
Pete Rose, in full Peter Edward Rose , (born April 14, 1941,...
Arab-Israeli wars summary
Arab-Israeli wars, Military conflicts fought between various...
Kurdistan Workers’ Party summary
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Militant Kurdish nationalist...
terrorism summary
terrorism, Calculated use of violence to create a general climate...
Roman Catholicism summary
Roman Catholicism, Largest denomination of Christianity, with...
Togo summary
Togo, officially Togolese Republic , Republic, western Africa.
Jimmie Rodgers summary
Jimmie Rodgers, orig.
Francis summary
Francis, original name Jorge Mario Bergoglio , (born December...
Mario Vargas Llosa summary
Mario Vargas Llosa, in full Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa ,...
abortion summary
abortion, Expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it can...
rights of the accused summary
rights of the accused, In law, the rights and privileges of...
John Marshall summary
John Marshall, (born September 24, 1755, near Germantown, Virginia—died...