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Name Meanings, Origins, and Popularity

From planet to pet names, hurricane to Spanish place names   Personal Names Most Popular First Names In 1900, John and Mary topped the list; a hundred years later it was Jacob and…

Great Ape Profiles

Great Ape Profiles by Holly Hartman Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) The largest Great Ape Males: 400 pounds (180 kg); up to 6 feet (1.8 m) standingFemales: 200 pounds (90 kg); up to 5 feet (1.5 m…

Vladimir Putin

Born: 1952Birthplace: Leningradprime minister and acting president of Russia Putin, a pro-market democratic reformer, was elected president of Russia in 2000 after enjoying a meteoric rise within…

John Hardin McHENRY, Congress, KY (1797-1871)

McHENRY, John Hardin, (father of Henry Davis McHenry), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Springfield, Washington County, Ky., October 13, 1797; was tutored privately; studied law; was…

The Headlines from 1997

The Question: I was browsing your web site hoping to find a section that would help me with my son's baby book. My son was born in 1997 and I'd like to put some trivia in his book for when he…

Dezful

(Encyclopedia) Dezful Dezful dĕzf&oomacr;lˈ [key], city, Khuzestan prov., SW Iran, on the Dez River, near the site…

Autun

(Encyclopedia) Autun Autun ōtöNˈ [key], town, Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, on the Arroux River. It is an industrial center producing metals, machinery, leather,…

Riemenschneider, Tilman

(Encyclopedia) Riemenschneider, TilmanRiemenschneider, Tilmantĭlˈmän rēˈmənshnīˌdər [key], c.1460–1531, German Renaissance sculptor, who worked in stone and wood. He was in Würzburg by 1483. In 1520…

Animal Dads

Most animals never even see their parents! Many never meet their fathers and some never meet their mothers, either. Some insects, fish, amphibians and reptiles hatch from fertilized eggs and face…

Crown Princess Masako

Wife of Crown Prince Naruhito, heir to the Japanese throne Born: 12/9/1963Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Daughter of a Japanese diplomat, Masako Owada grew up in several countries, including the U.S. and…