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NBA Lockout update by Gerry Brown Check out Earlier Coverage in the Information Please Sports Almanac The labor impasse that has preempted the NBA's regular season thus far continues to drag…
John F. Kennedy was assassinated more than a half century ago. Take a look back at his life, legacy, and family. John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy BiographyEncyclopedia: John…
(Encyclopedia) Swift, Jonathan, 1667–1745, English author, b. Dublin. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest satirists in the English language.
In 1713 Swift became dean of St. Patrick's…
Born: 5/29/1917Birthplace: Brookline, Mass. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass., on May 29, 1917. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, was ambassador to Great Britain from 1937 to 1940.…
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1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8. Tennessee Ash Spill 9. Libby…
Letting the "Air" out of the NBA by Michael Morrison We all knew this day would eventually come, but that certainly makes the pill no easier to swallow. On January 13, Chicago Bulls…
Timeline of Kennedy Tragedies by Beth Rowen Read about the many tragedies that have struck the Kennedy family, including John Kennedy's assassination and the death of John F. Kennedy…
(Encyclopedia) Ahern, Bertie (Bartholomew Patrick Ahern)Ahern, Bertieəhûrnˈ [key], 1951–, Irish politician, prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1997–2008). Born into a working-class family, he…
In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009.
See also: Current and historical…