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Jay W. JOHNSON, Congress, WI (1943-2009)

JOHNSON, Jay W., a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Bessemer, Mich., September 30, 1943; Associate B.A., Gogebic Community College, Ironwood, Mich., 1963; B.A., Northern Michigan…

vigil

(Encyclopedia) vigilvigilvĭjˈəl [key] [Lat.,=watch], in Christian calendars, eve of a feast, a day of penitential preparation. In ancient times worshipers gathered for vespers before a great feast…

DK History: Polynesia

WHERE WERE POLYNESIANS FROM? WHY DID PEOPLE SET SAIL FOR POLYNESIA? HOW DID THE SETTLERS NAVIGATE? MAORISFIND OUT MOREPolynesia is a group of scattered islands in the vast Pacific Ocean. Around…

Dionysius Exiguus

(Encyclopedia) Dionysius ExiguusDionysius Exiguusdīənĭshˈēəs ĕksĭgˈy&oomacr;əs [key], d. c.545, Roman monk, chronologist, and scholar, a transmitter of Greek thought to the Middle Ages. He made…

Poetry for Spring

 Poems in Honor of SpringA selection of verses to cheer the winter-weary soulCompiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni For winter's rains and ruins are over, And all the season of snows and sins; The…

Germanus of Auxerre, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Germanus of Auxerre, SaintGermanus of Auxerre, Saintjərmāˈnəs, ōsĕrˈ [key], d. 448, Gaulish churchman, bishop of Auxerre (after c.418). St. Patrick was under his tutelage for 12 years…

Blue Moons: myths, facts, history, and dates

by Borgna Brunner and Anne Marie Imbornoni Related Links Perpetual CalendarBlue Moon Resources Blue Moon Page"What's a Blue Moon?" from Sky & Telescope Blue Moons 2010–2015 Aug. 2012 Second…

Blue Moons: myths, facts, history, and dates

by Borgna Brunner and Anne Marie Imbornoni Related Links Perpetual CalendarBlue Moon Resources Blue Moon Page"What's a Blue Moon?" from Sky & Telescope Blue Moons 2010–2015 Aug. 2012 Second…

Superstorm Sandy

A pre-Halloween storm of scary proportions by Catherine McNiff The eye of the storm bears down on the eastern seaboard Hurricane Links Hurricane Katrina TimelineHurricane Season 2008Maps…

Passover (Pesach)

Celebration of the Exodus by Shmuel Ross Passover Dates (beginning at sundown on the following dates) 2017: April 10 2018: March 30 2019: April 19 The Ten…