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Benn, Anthony Wedgwood

(Encyclopedia) Benn, Anthony Wedgwood (Tony Benn), 1925–2014, British politician, b. London, grad. New College, Oxford. After working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (1949–50), he was…

Teens' Favorite Funny Books

Teen readers across the country vote for the best from the American Library Association Thwonk by Joan Bauer Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA…

Entertainment Bios — J

Alan JacksonJanet JacksonJoe JacksonJoshua JacksonMichael JacksonPeter JacksonSamuel L. JacksonSir Derek JacobiRichard Jaeckel Mick JaggerJane's AddictionPaul JarricoJayhawksPeter JenningsWaylon…

Neither Fish nor Tetrapod

Neither Fish nor Tetrapod Several times a year popular science articles breathlessly announce the discovery of a “missing link,” but in the case of the recently identified fossils of an odd…

Black Boxers

  Notable African-American Boxers     Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious Leaders…

astronaut

(Encyclopedia) astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and…

NFL Football Preview - AFC Central

AFC Central Pittsburgh QB Kordell Stewart will be scrambling to get his Steelers deeper into the playoffs this year.As they have for the past two seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers and…

Many Moons

Earth's Moon is a small ball of gray rock revolving 239,000 miles around Earth. It is just one of many in the solar system. The Moon has no air and no water. It is about one-fourth as large as…

Thanksgiving—A Day of Mourning

A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving Part 3: America's Identity by Neil Miller There are obstacles to reconciliation on the Plymouth side as well as the Native American side. One is the…