(Jan. 7–15, 2006, St. Louis, Mo.)Men's singles1. Johnny Weir, SC of New York2. Evan Lysacek, DuPage FSC3. Matthew Savoie, Illinois Valley FSCPairs1. Rena Inoue and John Baldwin, both All Year FSC2…
SUPERNOVA 1987ATHE CRAB SNRBIOGRAPHY: JOCELYN BELL BURNELL British, 1943-FIND OUT MOREA massive star dies in an explosion called a supernova. Only the collapsed core remains. If the core is…
Senate Years of Service: 2001-Party: DemocratNELSON, Clarence William (Bill), a Senator and a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Dade County, Fla., September 29, 1942; attended the…
If you say, “The cat's out of the bag” instead of “The secret is given away,” you're using an idiom. The meaning of an idiom is different from the actual meaning of the words used. “An apple a day…
We don't know whether animals insult their enemies by calling them human beings, but we call on quite a few animals to describe other people in uncomplimentary ways. Here are some animals that…
GRIFFIN, Charles Hudson, (great-great-grandson of Isaac Griffin), a Representative from Mississippi; born on a farm near Utica, Miss., May 9, 1926; educated at Utica High School, Hinds Junior…
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CARROLL, Charles Holker, a Representative from New York; born at Belle Vue, Hagerstown, Md., May 4, 1794; was graduated from St. Maryâs College, Baltimore, Md., in 1813; moved to Livingston…
Senate Years of Service: 2001- Party: Democrat NELSON, Clarence William (Bill), a Representative and a Senator from Florida; born in Miami, Dade County, Fla., September 29, 1942; attended…
