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In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
In Roman mythology, Fabius was the son of Hercules and an unnamed mother.
In "The Life of Fabius Maximus" from the Parallel Lives by Plutarch, Fabius, the first of his name, was the son of Hercules by a nymph or a woman native to the country, who consorted with Hercules by the River Tiber.[1]
Silius Italicus, also chronicling the noble origins of Fabius Maximus, mentions in his poem Punica that Hercules lay with a daughter of King Evander of Pallantium and with her he fathered the first Fabius in the site where Rome would later be situated.[2]
However, Dionysius of Halicarnassus mentions that the daughter of Evander with whom Hercules had a son, named Pallas, was Lavinia,[3] although Pallas is more commonly considered Evander's son, as Virgil recounts in the Aeneid.[4]
Fabius was the legendary founder of the family of the Fabii, one of the most ancient patrician families at ancient Rome, and that distinguished itself as warriors, politicians, religious, literati and artists.
The modern given name Fabio descends from the Latin Fabius.
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In Roman mythology, Fabius was the son of Hercules and an unnamed mother. In "The Life of Fabius Maximus" from the Parallel Lives by Plutarch, Fabius, the first of his name, was the son of Hercules by a nymph or a woman native to the country, who consorted with Hercules by the River Tiber. Silius Italicus, also chronicling the noble origins of Fabius Maximus, mentions in his poem Punica that Hercules lay with a daughter of King Evander of Pallantium and with her he fathered the first Fabius in the site where Rome would later be situated. However, Dionysius of Halicarnassus mentions that the daughter of Evander with whom Hercules had a son, named Pallas, was Lavinia, although Pallas is more commonly considered Evander's son, as Virgil recounts in the Aeneid. Fabius was the legendary founder of the family of the Fabii, one of the most ancient patrician families at ancient Rome, and that distinguished itself as warriors, politicians, religious, literati and artists. The modern given name Fabio descends from the Latin Fabius.
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (), surnamed Cunctator (c. 280 – 203 BC), was a Roman statesman and general of the third century BC. He was consul five times (233, 228, 215, 214, and 209 BC) and was appointed dictator in 221 and 217 BC. He was censor in 230 BC. His agnomen, Cunctator, usually translated as "the delayer", refers to the strategy that he employed against Hannibal's forces during the Second Punic War. Facing an outstanding commander with then-superior numbers, he pursued a strategy of targeting the enemy's supply lines and accepting only smaller engagements on favourable ground, rather than risking his entire army on direct confrontation with Hannibal himself. Fabius' actions are among the earliest recorded examples of guerrilla warfare.
Laurent Pierre Emmanuel Fabius (French: [lɔʁɑ̃ fabjys]; born 20 August 1946) is a French politician who has served in a number of capacities, most recently as president of the Constitutional Council from 2016 to 2025. A member of the Socialist Party, he previously served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. Fabius was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, after Gabriel Attal, the second youngest prime minister of the Fifth Republic. Fabius was also President of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2000. Fabius served in the government as Minister of Finance from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016.
Dammes Paulus Dirk Fabius (6 July 1851 – 21 December 1931) was a Dutch academic and politician. Fabius was born in Garderen and studied law at Leiden University, completing his doctorate in 1878. During his studies he helped edit De Standaard and was influenced by Groen van Prinsterer. According to Arie van Deursen, Fabius cites van Prinsterer on virtually every page of his writing. Fabius was professor of constitutional law, legal philosophy and canon law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 1880 to 1921 and served as rector magnificus of that institution five times. He supporter Abraham Kuyper in the formation of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. As a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party, Fabius served on the Amsterdam municipal council from 1891 to 1919 and was a member of the Provincial Council of North Holland from 1897 to 1919. From 1919 to 1931 he was a member the Council of State. His conservative views on social issues met with resistance within his party, especially his opposition to Johannes Tak van Poortvliet's proposed electoral act in 1894 that would have granted suffrage to all adult males. He also opposed proportional representation and compulsory education as contrary to Reformed principles. Fabius was appointed Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion in 1894 and Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1910.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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