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Childhood Diseases: Introduction

IntroductionChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of Childhood…

Pedro Martinez

Born: Oct. 25, 1971Baseball RHP one of baseball's premier pitchers; won 1997 NL Cy Young award with Montreal; traded to Boston Red Sox in Nov. 1997; 2-time AL Cy Young Award winner with Boston (…

Mishael

(Encyclopedia) MishaelMishaelmĭshˈāəl [key], in the Bible. 1 Kohathite Levite. 2 Companion of Ezra. 3 One of the Three Young Men.

Cardston

(Encyclopedia) Cardston, town, SW Alta., Canada, near the U.S. boundary. It was founded in 1887 by Mormons from Utah under the leadership of Charles…

X-Z

“Weird Al” YankovicYanniTrisha YearwoodWilliam Butler YeatsDwight YoakamMichael YorkSusannah YorkLoretta YoungNeil YoungRobert YoungHenny Youngman Saul ZaentzPaula ZahnBilly ZaneDarryl F.…

Dying to Be Thin

Distributor:WGBH Boston Video NOVA takes a disturbing look at the debilitating and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders that plague thousands of young American girls. Susan Sarandon narrates…

Zell Bryan MILLER, Congress, GA (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 2000-2005Party: DemocratMILLER, Zell Bryan, a Senator from Georgia; born in Young Harris, Georgia, on February 24, 1932; graduated Young Harris College 1951; served in…

Sackville, Charles, 6th earl of Dorset

(Encyclopedia) Sackville, Charles, 6th earl of Dorset, 1638–1706, English poet and courtier. After the restoration, he became a member of the intimate circle of young rakes and wits at the court of…

Quin, James

(Encyclopedia) Quin, James, 1693–1766, English actor. He made his London debut in 1714. The successor of Barton Booth, he was the last of the declamatory school. At his best in declaiming the great…

harp seal

(Encyclopedia) harp seal, crested earless, or true, seal, Phoca groenlandica, found in the N Atlantic around Greenland and the White Sea. In the spring, harp seals migrate southward to assemble in…