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Denny McLain

Born: Mar. 29, 1944Baseball RHP last pitcher to win 30 games (1968); 2-time Cy Young winner (1968-69) with Detroit; convicted of racketeering, extortion and drug possession in 1985, served 29…

Senda Berenson

athleteBorn: 1868 Berenson developed the game of women's basketball, which she introduced at Smith College in 1893. The game was a landmark for women's athletics and quickly gained popularity at…

Three Branches of Government

The System of Checks and Balances In 1787 leaders of the states gathered to write the Constitution-a set of principles that told how the new nation would be governed. The leaders of the states…

The Supreme Court: Testing for Drugs

Testing for DrugsThe Supreme CourtEducating Our KidsPunishing StudentsTesting for DrugsDealing with Sexual HarassmentLegalizing School Vouchers Drug-free schools are a slogan you see in many…

The Supreme Court: Using Illegal Communication

Using Illegal CommunicationThe Supreme CourtFighting for FreedomsUsing Illegal CommunicationProtecting PornographyPreventing Children from Accessing Pornography on the InternetAllowing Cross…

Year in Review, 2008

Top events for the nation and the world News and Analysis News of the Nation Historic Presidential Election • Obama Assembles a Centrist…

Kathy Baker

actressBorn: 6/8/1950Birthplace: Midland, Texas Emmy Award-winning actress best known for her role as the compassionate mother, doctor and citizen, Jill Brock, on Picket Fences (1991–96). Her…

Asenovgrad

(Encyclopedia) Asenovgrad Asenovgrad äsānôvˈgrät [key], city, S central Bulgaria. It is a commercial center, with wineries and tobacco manufactures. An ancient Bulgarian…

Czuczor, Gergely

(Encyclopedia) Czuczor, GergelyCzuczor, Gergelygĕrˈgĕlĭ ts&oobreve;ˈtsôr [key], 1800–1866, Hungarian philologist and poet, a Benedictine monk. With John Fogarasi he compiled a Hungarian…

Vratsa

(Encyclopedia) VratsaVratsavräˈtsä [key], city (1993 pop. 76,947), NW Bulgaria, in the picturesque foothills of the Balkan Mts. It is a commercial and crafts center and a railway junction. Vratsa has…