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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva summary
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula , (born Oct. 27, 1945,...
Niger summary
Niger, officially Republic of Niger , Country, western Africa,...
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam summary
A.P.J.
Konrad Adenauer summary
Konrad Adenauer, (born Jan. 5, 1876, Cologne, German Empire—died...
Francisco Madero summary
Francisco Madero, (born Oct. 30, 1873, Parras, Mex.—died Feb....
Boris Yeltsin summary
Boris Yeltsin, (born Feb. 1, 1931, Sverdlovsk, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died...
Jawaharlal Nehru summary
Jawaharlal Nehru, (born November 14, 1889, Allahabad, India—died...
Naoero summary
Naoero, officially Republic of Naoero formerly Nauru , Island...
Guinea summary
Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea, formerly French Guinea...
Nathaniel Bacon summary
Nathaniel Bacon, (born Jan. 2, 1647, Suffolk, Eng.—died October...
eugenics summary
eugenics, Study of human improvement by genetic means.
Holocaust summary
Holocaust, Hebrew Shoʾah , The systematic state-sponsored killing...
Maria Montessori summary
Maria Montessori, (born Aug. 31, 1870, Chiaravalle, near Ancona,...
special education summary
special education, Education of children who...
André Malraux summary
André Malraux, (born Nov. 3, 1901, Paris, France—died Nov. 23,...
Chen Ning Yang summary
Chen Ning Yang, known as Frank Yang , (born Oct. 1, 1922, Hofei,...
Philipp Melanchthon summary
Philipp Melanchthon, orig.
Julius Nyerere summary
Julius Nyerere, (born March 1922, Butiama, Tanganyika—died October...
Alexander Graham Bell Timeline
A timeline showing key dates in the life of Scottish-born American...
Alexander Graham Bell’s Achievements
A list highlighting some of the most important achievements of...
Marie Curie summary
Marie Curie, orig.
Iran summary
Iran, officially Islamic Republic of Iran, formerly Persia ,...
antisemitism summary
antisemitism, Hostility toward or discrimination against Jews.
Jesse Jackson summary
Jesse Jackson, orig.