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Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944:omaha Beach
This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Shakespeare:blank Verse
This discussion of blank verse is taken from a larger article on Shakespeare and the Globe Theater. It defines the term and discusses its importance in the history of British poetry.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Golda Meir
A short, but comprehensive bio and picture of Golda Meir, a prime minister of the State of Israel.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Benazir Bhutto
A short, but comprehensive bio and picture of Benazir Bhutto.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Timeline Women's History
Click through the centuries from Antiquity to the present to view the historic milestones in women's history.
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This lesson focuses on the life of William Shakespeare including links to historical documents about him including his Last Will and Testiment. It provides links to a Discovery Education video, stories from Encyclopedia Britannica's...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Natural Resources, Plants, and Animals
A short description of Ireland's natural resources, including both the plant and animal life.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Natural Resources, Plants, and Animals
A short description of Ireland's natural resources, including both the plant and animal life.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Lucy Stone
This biographical sketch of Lucy Stone includes numerous links to related sites and articles about this early american feminist and abolitionist.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Brief biographical sketch of the life and career of the first African American launched into space.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Arthur Ashe
This biography summarizes the life and career of American tennis great Arthur Ashe.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: The Shirelles
Brief information on the career of one of the popular "girl groups" of the early 1960s, the Shirelles.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: The Supremes
Features a biographical sketch of American pop-soul vocal group, the Supremes, whose tremendous popularity with a broad audience made its members among the most successful performers of the 1960s and the flagship act of Motown Records.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Wilma Rudolph
Biographical story of the life of Wilma Rudolph, an American sprinter, the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Frank Robinson
Read about the life and career of Frank Robinson, an American professional baseball player who became the first black manager in Major League Baseball.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Parana River
This site provides some brief information about the Parana River.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Uruguay River
Basic information on the Uruguay River in South America.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Permafrost
This concise site defines permafrost and provides information on the prevalence of permafrost throughout the world.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Erwin Schrodinger
This site gives brief biographical information about Austrian physicist, Erwin Schrodinger.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Linus Pauling
This is a brief biography of Linus Pauling, the famous American chemist and two time Nobel Prize winner.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Richard J. Daley
A brief, objective biographical sketch of Richard J. Daley, long-time mayor of Chicago.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Bo Diddley
Life and musical career of the influential Bo Diddley.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Curtis Mayfield
Career highlights of African American singer, songwriter, and producer Curtis Mayfield.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Jessie Redmon Fauset
Brief biographical account of the life and career of poet and writer Jessie Redmon Fauset (married name: Harris).