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Campaign 2000 Factsheet

Candidate profiles, issues, and interesting statistics MONSTER'S POLL How do you feel about the Electoral College? I think it should be abolished. I…

The Boston Marathon: Virtual Tour

A no-sweat guide to the world's most famous race by Mike Morrison Related Links Marathon GuideFor most of the country, the third Monday in April is nothing more than the start of another…

DK Science: Growth

SKULL GROWTH BONE GROWTH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG CHILDREN PUBERTY AGEING FIND OUT MORE The processes of growth and development continue throughout life. They include physical changes,…

Chinese New Year

  Chinese New Year celebration, Brazil, 2016 Source: AP Photo/Andre Penner Related Links Chinese New Year Quiz Chinese Zodiac China | Map The Chinese Calendar Chinese…

Veterans Day

Veterans' statistics, history of the holiday, war poetry, and more   Iwo Jima Memorial, Washington, D.C. Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Armistice Day…

Sentence Agreement: Introduction

IntroductionSentence AgreementIntroductionCollective NounsIndefinite PronounsWalk This WayAgree to Disagree Here you learn how to match subjects and verbs, pronouns and antecedents, and maybe…

MacArthur, Douglas

(Encyclopedia) MacArthur, Douglas, 1880–1964, American general, b. Little Rock, Ark.; son of Arthur MacArthur. At the beginning (1950) of the Korean War he was appointed commander of UN military…

Hagia Sophia

(Encyclopedia) Hagia SophiaHagia Sophiahäˈjə sōfēˈə, hāˈjēə, [key] [Gr.,=Holy Wisdom] or Santa Sophia, Turkish Ayasofya, originally a Christian church at Constantinople (now İstanbul, Turkey) and…

Huss, John

(Encyclopedia) Huss, JohnHuss, Johnhŭs [key], Czech Jan HusHuss, Johnyän h&oobreve;s [key], 1369?–1415, Czech religious reformer. At the invitation of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, who granted…

Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st earl of Beaconsfield

(Encyclopedia) Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st earl of BeaconsfieldDisraeli, Benjamin, 1st earl of Beaconsfielddĭzrāˈlē [key], 1804–81, British statesman and author. He is regarded as the founder of the…