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Members of Congress: Vermont, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Vermont Member Name Birth-Death AIKEN, George David 1892-1984 ALLEN, Heman (of Colchester) 1779-1852 ALLEN, Heman (of Milton…

DK History: Ancient Greece

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT MYCENAEAN KINGS? WHO DID THE ANCIENT GREEKS WORSHIP? WHAT WERE ANCIENT GREEK PLAYS ABOUT? WHY DID THE GREEKS VALUE SPORTS? BIOGRAPHY: ALEXANDER THE GREAT 356–323 BC CITY-…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Competitions

WHAT WERE THE FIRST GREAT COMPETITIONS? WHY ARE SOME COMPETITIONS SO FAMOUS? THE WORLD CUPSUPER BOWLSPONSORSHIPFIND OUT MORECompetitions define the highest level of achievement, and exist in every…

Black Actors

Notable African-American Actors James Earl Jones Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights…

K - M

Duke KahanamokuAl KalinePaul KariyaAnatoly KarpovGarry KasparovEwing KauffmanMike KeenanKipchoge (Kip) KeinoJohnny KelleyJim KellyLeroy KellyWalter KennedyNancy KerriganBilly KiddHarmon…

Women in Sports Bios

Martina Hingis Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and…

Alabama

Alabama State Facts Organized as territory: March 3, 1817Entered Union: Dec. 14, 1819 (22nd State)Present constitution adopted: 1901 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Ala./ALNickname:…

Ohio

Ohio State Facts Entered Union: March 1, 1803 (17th State)Present constitution adopted: 1851 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Ohio/OHNicknames: Buckeye StateSlogan: "Ohio—Birthplace of…

Eclipse Lit

Eclipse Lit by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Eclipses have played an important part in literature from the early Chinese poets to Milton and Twain.The astrological phenomenon known as a solar…

Harry Potter Haiku

Harry Potter Haiku by Holly Hartman FROM THE FACTMONSTER: Monster gets the mail likes to read funny haiku writ by Harry fans Want to sound wise and…