Minorities and Women in the 109th Congress James Armistead, American Revolution patriot Tom Bradley, American politician Carol Mosely Braun, U.S. senator Edward Brooke, American politician Ralph Bunche, U.S. government official and United Nations diplomat Julia Carson, American politician Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, American politician John Conyers, politician Paul Cuffe, U.S. merchant, seaman, and philanthropist Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American air force general Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., American general David Dinkins, political leader Joycelyn Elders, U....

“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.”—Benjamin Franklin, American statesman “A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.”—Martin Tupper, British author “Some books leave us free and some books make us free.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson, American author “Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings....

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The Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator, took part in the battle for Ceuta, and its exoticism whetted his appetite for exploration and territorial expansion. Henry went on to become a patron of cartography, navigation, and exploration during the 15th century, and launched his country on its way to amassing an extensive empire spanning several continents. Captured by the Portuguese admiral Afonso de Albuquerque, this seaport off the west coast of India became Portugal’s most important outpost in the East....

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The Gazebo Inn is open year round. Private heated pool is open mid-May through mid-September. This inn is pet friendly from November 1 – June 1, Rooms 7, 8, 10 only. The inn does not refuse children, but owners ask potential guests to keep in mind that it is not an appropriate setting for most children. Zagat had this to say about the Rabbit Hill Inn: “This just might be the most romantic place on the planet....

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The first six Soviet cosmonauts were Yuri Gagarin (first man in space), German Titov, Andriyan Nikolaev, Pavel Popovich, Valery Bykovsky, and Valentina Tereshkova (first woman in space). In 2003, China became the third country to launch a space program. On Oct. 15, 2003, Lt. Col. Yang Liwei orbited the Earth 14 times in 21 hours, becoming the first Chinese “taikonaut.” The European Space Agency (ESA) has 15 member nations, but their astronauts have gone into space aboard Russian or American rockets and shuttles....

Is novel H1N1 virus contagious? The CDC has determined that novel H1N1 virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human. Spread of novel H1N1 virus is thought to occur in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing by people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something, such as a surface or object, with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose....

Blending Styles When the Rolling Stones first hit the scene in the 1960s, they received more attention for their physical appearance, their long hair, for example, than for their music. However, after releasing several covers and, later, their own original music, the band got attention for blending blues and rock into their own signature sound. They brought a simpler form of blues to the forefront of pop culture, merging it with rock and roll....

Vikings lived in Scandinavia, which is present day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The Vikings were the best shipbuilders and sailors of their time. If the direction of land was unknown, Viking sailors would release a raven into the air and follow its course. Viking warriors were buried with their weapons, but not their armor. Viking women could get divorced, own property, control their wealth, and join or lead raiding parties. Vikings used runes, a complicated system of symbols, to write their language....

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