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Wacky Wars!

Wars can start over the stupidest things! Entire countries have lost their sense of what is worth fighting for in some cases. We hope you wouldn't let a soccer game, pigs, or a bucket do the same…

Gwinnett, Button

(Encyclopedia) Gwinnett, Button, c.1735–1777, American political figure, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Gloucestershire, England. Emigrating to America, he became a Georgia planter and…

NFL Football Preview - NFC Central

NFC Central What's not to like about this division? It sent four teams to the playoffs last year and features some of the game's best players. Brett Favre is what the Green Bay Packers are all…

Carol Heiss

Born: Jan. 20, 1940Figure skater 5-time world champion (1956-60); won Olympic silver medal in 1956 and gold in '60; married 1956 men's gold medalist Hayes Jenkins; starred in the movie Snow White…

Bond's Homerun Record Is Discredited by Many

Steroid allegations hound Giants slugger by Mark Zurlo and Chris Warner Related Links Barry Bonds Biography Baseball Fun Facts A history of baseball in America Former homerun…

Bracegirdle, Anne

(Encyclopedia) Bracegirdle, Anne, 1663?–1748, English actress. A pupil of Betterton, she was the delight of Colley Cibber and the favorite of Congreve, achieving her greatest successes as the…

Westminster Palace

(Encyclopedia) Westminster Palace or Houses of Parliament, in Westminster, London. The present enormous structure, of Neo-Gothic design, was built (1840–60) by Sir Charles Barry to replace an…