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Encyclopedia Britannica: Whitney Houston

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Whitney Houston, an American singer and actress who was one of the best-selling musical performers of the 1980s and '90s.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: William Lewis Taylor

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features William Lewis Taylor, an American lawyer and civil rights activist born Oct. 4, 1931, New York, N.Y.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: William Monroe Trotter

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features William Monroe Trotter, an African American journalist and vocal advocate of racial equality in the early 20th century. From the pages of his weekly newspaper, The Guardian, he criticized...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Willie King

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Willie King, an American musician born March 8, 1943, Prairie Point, Miss.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Willie Stargell

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Willie Stargell, an American professional baseball player who led the Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series championships in 1971 and 1979.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Willis Reed

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Willis Reed, an American professional basketball player and professional and collegiate basketball coach.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Will Smith

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Will Smith, an American actor and musician whose charisma, clean-cut good looks, and quick wit helped him transition from rap music to a successful career in acting.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Woody Strode

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Woody Strode, an American character actor who was part of director John Ford's "family" of actors, appearing in nearly a dozen of Ford's films. Strode also had a brief career as a...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Zadie Smith

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Zadie Smith, a British author known for her treatment of race, religion, and cultural identity and for her novels' eccentric characters, savvy humor, and snappy dialogue. She became a...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Crispus Attucks

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Crispus Attucks, an American hero of the Boston Massacre.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Hermann Minkowski

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Learn about Hermann Minkowski's mathematical works from the Encyclopedia Britannica online. Click on the underlined terms to understand their relationship to Minkowski or Minkowski's work.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Emile Borel

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Encyclopedia Britannica online provides a short biography regarding Emile Borel's life and mathematical works.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Shirley Horn

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Shirley Horn, an American jazz artist whose ballads, sung in a breathy contralto to her own piano accompaniment, earned her both critical acclaim and popular renown. This site, rich in...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Eartha Kitt

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This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Eartha Kitt, an American singer and dancer noted for her sultry vocal style and slinky beauty who also achieved success as a dramatic stage and film actress. This site, rich in detail and...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Robert Armin

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Encyclopedia entry about the Elizabethan actor Robert Armin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

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Encyclopedia entry for a vocal group that popularized the doo-wop style of music.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Mount T'ai

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This site from Britannica.com provides a brief description of Mount T'ai in China.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Qin Mountains

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This site from Britannica.com has a brief description of the Qin Mountains, also known as Tsinling Mountains. The article in full is only available with a subscription.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Confucianism

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This site from Britannica.com contains a lengthy discussion of Confucianism, Confucius, and the ideas behind the philosophy/religion and its influence on Chinese history.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Ch'iang T'ang

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This site from Britannica.com provides a short description of the Ch'iang-t'ang plains in China. The article is only available in full through a subscription.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Saadia Ben Joseph

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Encyclopaedia Britannica offers biographical information on Egyptian-Babylonian Jewish philosopher and polemicist, Saadia ben Joseph.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Walther Nernst

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This site from Britannica Guide to the Nobel Prizes provides a good overview of Walther's (1864-1941 CE) life, focusing exclusively on his scientific endeavours.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944:utah Beach:cotentin Peninsula

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Find out the role the Cotentin Peninsula played in World War 2. It contains pictures, maps, and plenty of information.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944:gold Beach

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Learn about the role Gold Beach played in World War 2 with pictures, maps, and informational text.