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Popular Kids' Names

The top boys' and girls' names, from 1900-2015 by Elaine Rho Related Links Most Common Names of Twins Most Common Names of Twin Girls Most Common Names of Twin Boys Most Popular…

Harry Potter Activities, Quizzes & More

Find info on the books, the films, and the author while testing your knowledge with a variety of quizzes and games Harry Potter Book & Film Reviews Read reviews of each book and movie, see…

1996 Olympics: Boxing

Light Flyweight (106 lbs): 1. Daniel Petrov Bojilov, BUL dec. 2. Mansueto Velasco, PHI (19-6); 3. Oleg Kiryukhin, UKR, and Rafael Lozano, SPA. Flyweight (112 lbs): 1. Maikro Romero, CUB dec. 2.…

Robert Charles WINTHROP, Congress, MA (1809-1894)

Senate Years of Service: 1850-1851Party: WhigWINTHROP, Robert Charles, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., May 12, 1809; graduated from Harvard University…

Scouts

(Encyclopedia) Scouts or Boy Scouts, organization of boys and girls 11 to 17 years old, founded (1907) in Great Britain by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powell and originally for boys only; since the…

Revelation

(Encyclopedia) Revelation or ApocalypseRevelationəpŏkˈəlĭps [key], the last book of the New Testament. It was written c.a.d. 95 on Patmos Island off the coast of Asia Minor by an exile named John, in…

Kenton, Simon

(Encyclopedia) Kenton, Simon, 1755–1836, American frontiersman, b. probably Fauquier co., Va. In 1771, believing he had killed a man, he fled westward, assuming the name Simon Butler. He settled in…

Middleton, Conyers

(Encyclopedia) Middleton, Conyers, 1683–1750, English clergyman, one of the earliest English rationalistic theologians. A fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, he became known through his disputes…