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Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The new year begins on the first day of the Chinese calendar, which usually falls in February, and the…
NIBLACK, Silas Leslie, (cousin of William Ellis Niblack), a Representative from Florida; born in Camden County, Ga., March 17, 1825; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to…
Indicates that part of a word of more than one syllable has been carried over from one line to the next: During the revolution, the nation was be-set with problems—looting, fighting, and famine.…