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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in W ...

Roosevelt University

Roosevelt University is a coeducational, private university with campuses in Chicago, Illinois and Schaumburg, Illinois. Founded in 1945, the university is named in honor of both former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor R ...

Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from 1933 to 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelts four terms in office. She was also a political leader in her own right. She sup ...

Works Progress Administration

The Works Progress Administration was an agency in the United States during the New Deal. It was formed in 1935, during the "Second New Deal". It employed more workers than any government agency had before. It built thousands of roads, schools, a ...

Edith Roosevelt

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, was the second wife of Theodore Roosevelt, the President of the United States. She acted as the First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909. She was born in Norwich, Connecticut. Her parents were Charles 1825-1 ...

Everything is Everything

Everything Is Everything is the second album by Diana Ross, released in 1970. After the huge success of her self-named album and the two singles released from it, Motown rushed the release of Everything is Everything album and therefore the album ...

Diana Ross (1970 album)

Diana Ross is the self-titled debut solo album by American recording artist Diana Ross. It was released on June 19, 1970 by Motown Records. The album was released after Ross left R&B girl group The Supremes, a group Ross had been in since 1959.

2016 Democratic National Committee email leak

The 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak is a collection of Democratic National Committee emails stolen by one or more hackers working under the pseudonym "Guccifer 2.0" who are said to be Russian intelligence agency hackers, according t ...

2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest

On March 11, 2016, the Donald Trump presidential campaign cancelled a planned rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois, due to "growing safety concerns" due to the protest of thousands of protesters in and outside his ...

Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign

Bernie Sanders announced his 2020 United States presidential campaign via email on February 19, 2019. He made the announcement on Vermont Public Radio. This his second run for the Democratic nomination, following his campaign in the 2016 primarie ...

Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

The Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution is a 2017 bestselling political book authored by former U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, published by Henry Holt and Co. It is aimed at teenage readers. The book is YA version of 2016s O ...

Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Stash

Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Stash is a Facebook group where members can share and discuss Internet memes relating to Bernie Sanders, an American politician and junior United States senator from Vermont. Sanders was a candidate for the Democratic nom ...

Our Revolution

The organization officially launched on August 24, 2016, designated as a 501c4, with a presentation that was live-streamed online via YouTube to meetings across the country and shown by Free Speech TV. The organizations mission is to educate vote ...

Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In

Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In is a book by U.S. Senator of Vermont, Bernie Sanders. It was published by Thomas Dunne Books in 2016. It was released on November 15, 2016, a week after the election of Donald Trump. The book was written in ...

Peoples Summit

The Peoples Summit is an annual conference in Chicago held by a group of progressive political organizations in the United States. It is held at the McCormick Place every year around in June. The organizers of the Summit stated that they wanted t ...

Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign

The 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, the junior United States Senator from Vermont, and former Congressman of the same, began with a formal announcement by Sanders on May 26, 2015 in Burlington, Vermont, which followed an informal an ...

We Shall Overcome (Bernie Sanders album)

We Shall Overcome is an album of folk music recorded and released by Bernie Sanders in 1987. It was done when he was mayor of Burlington, Vermont. The album has since been released on iTunes and has attained a new wave of popularity as a result o ...

Selena

Selena Quintanilla–Perez, known as simply Selena, was an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. She was named the "Queen of Tejano music" and was also known as the "Mexican Madonna". Selena was born as the last child of a Mexic ...

Murder of Selena

The murder of American singer Selena Quintanilla happened on March 31, 1995. Fans were saddened when the news of Selenas death was released by the media. She was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar. Saldivar was an employee and manager for Selena ...

Selena videography

Selena had released 22 music videos and 12 video/live albums during her career. Her first music video was "Buenos Amigos", which is a duet with Salvadoran singer Alvaro Torres. It was released in the summer of 1991 and featured an orchestra perfo ...

Selena y Los Dinos

The band members reunited for the tribute concert, in honor of Selena, on April 7, 2005. Selena ¡VIVE!, was held at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Not only did the event sold-out, it became the highest-rated and most-viewed Spanish-langua ...

Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer and cartoonist from Springfield, Massachusetts. He was better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. After World War I he was a sophomore in high school. He wasnt interested in sports but still went to schoo ...

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He wrote 39 plays and two long poems in his lifetime. He lived in Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, England. His plays are still performed today. He is often quoted in modern wri ...

First Folio

The First Folio is the common name for the first collection of William Shakespeares plays. It was published in 1623. Its title is Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. The collection was assembled by Shakespeares theatrical c ...

Kings Men (playing company)

The Kings Men was a company of actors. William Shakespeare belonged to it through most of his career. During the rule of Queen Elizabeth I, they were known as "The Lord Chamberlains Men". They became "The Kings Men" in 1603 when King James I had ...

Marlovian theory

The Marlovian theory is an idea about who wrote Shakespeares plays. The Marlovian theory says that Christopher Marlowe wrote most of those poems and plays. The theory also says Marlowe did not die in Deptford on 30 May 1593. It says his death was ...

Shakespeare authorship question

Some people say that some of the works attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon were not actually written by him. The scientific argument behind this claim is known as the Shakespeare authorship question. Anti-Stratfordians say Sh ...

Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur was an American hip-hop artist, who sold many records. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010. Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Undergroun ...

Murder of Tupac Shakur

American rapper Tupac Shakur was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. Someone in a Cadillac car drove up to his car and shot him. He died in a hospital on September 13. The public never found out who shot him. Shakurs ...

Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer, musician, actor and filmmaker. His singing career was 60 years long, and more than 250 million records of his have been sold worldwide. Extremely regarded as one of the best and most admired ...

Rat Pack

The Rat Pack was an informal group of entertainers centered on the Las Vegas casino scene. The group met at the Los Angeles home of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Frank Sinatra Jr.

Francis Wayne Sinatra, professionally known as Frank Sinatra, Jr., was an American singer, songwriter, conductor and actor. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was the son of Frank Sinatra. He was known for his song "That Face!" and for ap ...

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Haddon Spurgeon was a English Baptist preacher. People still know him as the "Prince of Preachers". In his lifetime, Spurgeon preached to about 10 million people. Spurgeon would often preach 10 times a week at different places. His sermon ...

New Park Street Chapel

The New Park Street Chapel was a Reformed Baptist church in Southwark, London. It was built in 1833. The Metropolitan Tabernacle at Elephant and Castle still worships there.

Spurgeons

Spurgeons is a charity based in England. It has international projects in Mexico, Africa and Eastern Europe. Spurgeons was founded in 1867 by Charles Spurgeon. He started it to care for fatherless boys. The first girls were accepted in 1879.

Evermore (Taylor Swift album)

Evermore is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Taylor Swift. It was released on December 11, 2020, as a "sister" album to her previous record, Folklore, which was released just a few months prior. It was produced by Swift, Aaron ...

Look What You Made Me Do

Look What You Made Me Do is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It is the first single from her sixth studio album, Reputation. The song was released on August 25, 2017, along with the pre-order of the album. The song uses ...

Lover (Taylor Swift album)

Lover is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It is set to be released on August 23, 2019, by Republic Records and Taylor Swift Productions. The first single, "Me!", was released on April 26, 2019. Swift revealed t ...

Reputation (Taylor Swift album)

Reputation is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It is her first studio album in nearly three years, after 1989 in 2014. The first single, "Look What You Made Me Do", was released on August 25, 2017, along with the ...

William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States. He was the only President who also served as a Supreme Court justice. He was six feet tall and weighed over 350 pounds at the end of his Presidency.

Alphonso Taft

Alphonso Taft was the United States Attorney General and United States Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant. He was the father of U.S. President William Howard Taft. Taft was born on November 15, 1810 in Townshend, Vermont. He was ra ...

Helen Herron Taft

Helen Louise Herron "Nellie" Taft was the wife of William Howard Taft and First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913.

Robert A. Taft

Robert Alphonso Taft was an American politician for the Republican Party. He was the son of President William Howard Taft. He served as the Senator of Ohio from January 3, 1939 until his death in July 31, 1953. Taft was also the Senate Majority L ...

William Howard Taft High School (Chicago)

William Howard Taft High School is a public 4–year high school in the Norwood Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Taft allows students from Norwood Park, Edison Park, Jefferson Park, Forest Glen and OHare ...

Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States. He served as President from 1849 until his death in 1850. He was a second cousin to James Madison.

Margaret Taylor

Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor, wife of Zachary Taylor, the President of the United States. She was First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850. Some people called her Peggy Smith. She was born in Calvert County, Maryland. Her mother’s name ...

Denis Thatcher

Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, was a British businessman and the husband of Margaret Thatcher, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. He was the first male spouse of a British prime minister. To this day, Thatcher ...

Filthy (song)

Filthy is a song recorded by American entertainer Justin Timberlake. It is the lead single from his fifth studio album, Man of the Woods. The song was released on January 5, 2018, along with its music video. The song was written by Timberlake, Da ...

J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a British philologist, university professor, and writer. Tolkien is best known for his most famous works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

No Excuses

No Excuses is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor for her upcoming third studio album. She wrote the song with Andrew Wells, who produced the song, and Jacob Kasher, who also co-wrote Trainors song "No". It was released o ...