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Mardi Gras

The feast before the fast by Holly Hartman and Chris Frantz   Millions of people every year crowd New Orleans to view the Mardi Gras parades. RELATED LINKS A Tale of Two…

Harry Potter Casting Call

Looking for Harry Potter Wanted: young British Muggle with a lightning-bolt scar by Holly Hartman This article was posted on January 20, 2000.Production on the film version of Harry Potter and…

2014 Winter Olympics: Ice Hockey

A tournament of veterans   The USA Women's Hockey team Photo Credit: Sara Melikian Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Julie Chu Ice Hockey Through the Years Encyclopedia…

San Francisco Earthquake: 1906

The worst natural disaster in U.S. history by Chris Frantz San Francisco, California, April 1906 Related Links Almanac: San FranciscoSan Francisco Census Facts: 1906 Versus TodayAll About…

The Simpsons: History

A look at the family's jump from TV to the big screen   Related Links The Simpsons Movie Quiz Simpsons Notable Celebrity Cameos The Simpsons Quiz for Beginners The…

2005 Grammy Awards

The 48th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2006. Record: “Boulevard of Broken…

Members of Congress: Washington, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Washington Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Brockman (Brock) 1927-2004 ALLEN, John Beard 1845-1903 ANDERSON, James Patton 1822-…

People Who Died in 2007

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communications satellite

(Encyclopedia) communications satellite artificial satellite that functions as part of a global radio-communications network. Echo 1, the first communications satellite, launched in 1960, was an…