Avatar Posted by duke 135 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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The Diet of Worms was an assembly opened by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to deal with the question of Martin Luther's recalcitrant behavior. Luther was asked to retract his teachings condemned by the pope, but he refused. Various theologians argued with him for a week, but he would not change his position. On May 25, Luther was formally declared an outlaw in the Edict of Worms, and the lines of the Reformation were thereby hardened. Who hid Luther to protect him from the Edict's enforcers?
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Avatar Posted by duke 136 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches over the East River from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Construction on the bridge began in 1870 and lasted 13 years. It was the first steel-wire suspension bridge in the world, and at the time of its completion, it was the world's longest suspension bridge—fifty percent longer than any previously built. A week after the bridge opened, rumors of its impending collapse caused a stampede that killed how many people?
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Avatar Posted by duke 137 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were notorious robbers who carried out a series of small-scale robberies in the central US from 1932 to 1934. They captivated the attention of the public during the "public enemy era" and continue to do so today through films and songs. They were tracked, ambushed, and killed on a desolate road near their hideout by a posse of officers using armor-piercing rounds. Though remembered primarily as bank robbers, Bonnie and Clyde actually preferred to rob what?
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Avatar Posted by duke 138 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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Johnny Carson hosted NBC's The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. Carson had a very personable demeanor and wry sense of humor, and during his tenure, the show became America's most popular late-night program. Carson's Tonight Show was initially based in New York City; in May 1972, it relocated to Burbank, California, where it remained for the rest of its run and continues today with its current host, Jay Leno. How many people tuned in to watch Carson's last show?
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Avatar Posted by duke 139 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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The American Red Cross (ARC) is part of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It provides disaster relief, emergency assistance, and education for citizens of the US. It was established by Clara Barton, an American humanitarian, who became involved with the International Red Cross while visiting Europe. The ARC supplies nearly half of the donated blood in the US, a supply that was segregated by race and religion until which president put a stop to the practice?
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Avatar Posted by duke 140 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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The Homestead Act was a federal law that sought to shape the American West by populating it with farmers. The act provided for the transfer of 160 acres of unoccupied public land to each homesteader at $1.25 an acre after 6 months of residence or for a nominal fee after 5 years of residence. Unfortunately, speculators took advantage of the generous law, securing much of the land. Of the trillion acres made available through the act, how many are estimated to have served their intended purpose?
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Avatar Posted by duke 141 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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Anne Boleyn was the second queen consort of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I. When Anne failed to produce male heirs, she was brought to trial on charges of adultery and incest. Under great pressure, a court headed by her uncle, the Duke of Norfolk, condemned her, and she was beheaded. Two days before her death, her marriage was declared void by the Church of England. Henry's divorce from his first wife, motivated by his desire to marry Anne, initially drove what historical event?
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Avatar Posted by duke 142 days ago (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com)
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In this case, the US Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana statute mandating racially segregated railroad cars, ruling that the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment dealt with political and not social equality. This provided constitutional sanction for the adoption of the Jim Crow laws. Justice Henry Billings Brown wrote the majority opinion, stating that "separate but equal" laws did not imply one race's inferiority to another. Why was Homer Plessy chosen to serve as the case's plaintiff?
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