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Hank Aaron Jim Abbott Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Freddy Adu Andre Agassi Benny Agbayani Troy Aikman Marv Albert Tenley Albright Amy Alcott Grover Cleveland (Pete…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2005

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2007

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above).…

Brewer's: Tanthony

(St. Anthony). In Norwich are the churches called Sin Telder's (St. Ethelred's), Sin Tedmund's (St. Edmund's), Sin Tander's (St. Andrew's), and Sin Tausin's (St. Austin's). (See Tawdry…

Lance Armstrong Biography

Lance ArmstrongcyclistBorn: 9/18/1971Birthplace: Plano, Tex. When he was 13, Armstrong won the Kids Iron Triathlon, an event combining swimming, biking, and running. He later began entering…

Presidential Libraries

These are not traditional libraries, but rather repositories for preserving and making available the papers, records, and other historical materials of the presidents since Herbert Hoover. The…

Brewer's: Gilpin

(John), of Cowper's famous ballad, is a caricature of Mr. Beyer, an eminent linendraper at the end of Paternoster Row, where it joins Cheapside. He died 1791, at the age of 98. It was Lady…

American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

February 29-March 2, 2008, Stamford, Brooklyn The oldest and largest crossword puzzle tournament in the United States is directed by Will Shortz, the…

Notable Female Athletes

Martina Hingis Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…