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20 hours ago · Nelson Mandela. Betty Friedan. Frank Kameny. Elie Wiesel. Desmond Tutu. James Bevel. George Mason. Civil rights leaders are influential figures in the promotion and implementation of political freedom and the expansion of personal civil liberties and rights. They work to protect individuals and groups from political repression and ...
20 hours ago · Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of ...
20 hours ago · While this pales in comparison to others in American history – with the largest being a 9.2 in Alaska back in 1964 – the Loma Prieta earthquake ended up costing $6 billion in damages, which amounts to about $15 billion today taking into account inflation.
2 hours ago · FILE – A pack of Anchor Brewing Co. steam beer is photographed at a store in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing Co. has been purchased by Chobani yogurt founder and billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya. The billionaire said in a news announcement Friday, May 31, 2024, that he is excited to be part of the company ...
20 hours ago · Well, a recent incident came of particular interest to many, as a camera dropped into a hole 305 feet beneath Antarctica to make an incredible discovery. Geological history can be examined by looking into ice sheets that have been around for an unknowable amount of time. Some ice melts and reforms each year, but there are near-permanent sheets ...
20 hours ago · Jeff Adachi (1959–2019), San Francisco Public Defender. Jewett W. Adams (1835–1920), fourth Governor of Nevada; resident of San Francisco [556] Art Agnos (born 1938), 38th Mayor of San Francisco. Tom Ammiano (born 1941), California State Assemblyman, San Francisco Supervisor, Mayoral candidate and LGBT rights activist.
20 hours ago · United Kingdom portal. v. t. e. The history of the United Kingdom began in the early eighteenth century with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being in 1707 with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain.
