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Holocaust Remembrance Day

Thursday, May 5, 2016, is a day of remembrance for six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust by Gerry Brown The motto "Work Makes Free" is inscribed in the gates of the first Nazi…

DK People & Places: Southeast Europe

HOW DID THE RECENT CIVIL WAR IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AFFECT THIS REGION? WHY WAS ALBANIA CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD FOR 50 YEARS? WHERE IS THE VALLEY OF THE ROSES? WHICH SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN COUNTRY IS…

Pronoun Reference: A Match Made in Writer's Heaven

A Match Made in Writer's HeavenPronoun ReferenceIntroductionHow's That Again?It Just Proves There's Someone for EveryoneA Match Made in Writer's Heaven Just as there's a pot for every lid, so there…

Name Meanings, Origins, and Popularity

From planet to pet names, hurricane to Spanish place names   Personal Names Most Popular First Names In 1900, John and Mary topped the list; a hundred years later it was Jacob…

Breaking Dawn Trivia

Word Wise > All About Books Learn about the symbolism, origin of names, and other interesting tidbits about Breaking Dawn Related Links Twilight Page…

Elizabeth Edwards Biography

wife of John EdwardsBorn: 7/3/1949Birthplace: Jacksonville, Fla.Died: 12/7/2010 (Chapel Hill, N.C. ) Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former senator and presidential…

Olympia Snowe

U.S. congresswoman, senatorBorn: 1947Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Snowe has been a U.S. senator from Maine since 1995. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Olympia Jean Bouchles earned a B.A. in…