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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar summary
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, also called (until 1971) Lew Alcindor ,...
Henry Ford summary
Henry Ford, (born July 30, 1863, Wayne county, Mich., U.S.—died...
Theodor Seuss Geisel summary
Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr.
Vaslav Nijinsky summary
Vaslav Nijinsky, orig.
George Soros summary
George Soros, (born Aug. 12, 1930, Budapest, Hung.), Hungarian-born...
Johnny Depp summary
Johnny Depp, orig.
LeBron James summary
LeBron James, (born Dec. 30, 1984, Akron, Ohio, U.S.), U.S.
Henry Ford summary
Henry Ford, (born July 30, 1863, Wayne county, Mich., U.S.—died...
Saddam Hussein summary
Saddam Hussein, also spelled Ṣaddām Ḥusayn , (born April 28,...
Walt Disney summary
Walt Disney, (born Dec. 5, 1901, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died Dec....
Alice (Malsenior) Walker summary
Alice (Malsenior) Walker, (born Feb. 9, 1944, Eatonton, Ga.,...
Denzel Washington summary
Denzel Washington, (born Dec. 28, 1954, Mount Vernon, N.Y.,...
Angelina Jolie summary
Angelina Jolie, orig.
Oskar Kokoschka summary
Oskar Kokoschka, (born March 1, 1886, Pöchlarn, Austria—died...
Arab-Israeli wars summary
Arab-Israeli wars, Military conflicts fought between various...
Yasser Arafat summary
Yasser Arafat, also spelled Yāsir ʿArafāt orig.
Ford Motor Co. summary
Ford Motor Co., U.S.
Aretha Franklin summary
Aretha Franklin, (born March 25, 1942, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.—died...
International Space Station summary
International Space Station (ISS), Space station assembled from...
gay rights movement summary
gay rights movement, or gay liberation movement , Civil rights...
Golan Heights summary
Golan Heights, Arabic Al-Jawlān , Hilly area, southwestern Syria.
Battle of the Little Bighorn summary
Battle of the Little Bighorn, or Custer’s Last Stand , (June...
personal computer summary
personal computer (PC), Digital computer designed for use by...
Franklin D. Roosevelt Timeline
Timeline of important events in the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt,...