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Ted Stevens Biography

SenatorBorn: 18 November 1923Died: 9 October 2010Best Known as: former U.S. Senator from Alaska Birthplace: Marion County, Indiana Ted Stevens, a Republican…

Marlin STUTZMAN, Congress, IN (1976)

STUTZMAN, Marlin, a Representative from Indiana; born in Sturgis, Saint Joseph County, Mich., August 31, 1976; graduated from Lake Area Christian High School, Sturgis, Mich.; attended Trine…

What is Ramadan?

The Question: What is Ramadan and how is it celebrated? The Answer: Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a "month of blessing"…

Evacuation Day: Massachusetts

Celebrating the departure of British forces by Liz Olson A state holiday celebrated in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on March 17 each year, Evacuation Day commemorates the day British…

Harry Potter Haiku

Learn what a haiku is and how to write one about your favorite wizard More Stuff Harry Potter PlaylistsHarry Potter Banned?Harry Potter Movies!Harry Potter Hangman! About…

Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.vŏnˈəgət [key] 1922–2007, American novelist, b. Indianapolis. After serving in World War II, he worked as a police reporter and wrote short…

Tristram and Isolde

(Encyclopedia) Tristram and IsoldeTristram and Isoldetrĭsˈtrəm, ĭsōlˈdə, ĭzōlˈ– [key], medieval romance. The earliest extant version (incomplete) was written (c.1185) by Thomas of Britain in Anglo-…

Baryshnikov, Mikhail

(Encyclopedia) Baryshnikov, MikhailBaryshnikov, Mikhailmĭˈkhail bərĭˌshnĭkävˈ [key], 1948–, Russian-American dancer and choreographer, b. Riga, Latvia (then in the USSR). He studied in Riga and…

Proulx, E. Annie

(Encyclopedia) Proulx, E. Annie (Edna Annie Proulx)Proulx, E. Anniepr&oomacr; [key], 1935–, American writer, b. Norwich, Conn., grad. Univ. of Vermont (B.A., 1969), Sir George Williams (now…