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Dorothy Day Biography
Dorothy Daysocial activist, journalist, and cofounder of the Catholic Worker movementBorn: 1897Birthplace: New York, N.Y. From 1914 to 1916, Day attended the University of Illinois, where she joined…Seasons, Months, Days
Learn the reasons for the seasons, daylight saving time, the meaning of the days of the weeks, months, and astrological signs. The Names of the Months The Names of the Days of the Week…Doris Day Biography
Doris Day(Doris Kappelhoff)singer, actressBorn: 4/3/1924Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio America's No.1 female box office attraction during the late 1950s and '60s, she starred in a number musicals,…St. Andrew's Day
In 2008, St. Andrew's Day occurs on Monday 1 December by Liz Olson The National Flag of Scotland, inspired by the cross on which Saint Andrew was crucified Related Links St. Andrew…Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventists trace their beginnings to the preacher William Miller (1782–1849), who expounded the idea that the second coming of Christ would occur between March 21, 1843, and…Earth Day: Energy
Energy: Production & Consumption Find out which countries use and produce the most energy, how much the U.S. consumes, where the largest nuclear power plants in the U.S…Green Day Biography
Green Daypunk rock band Enormously popular punk rock band that developed an enthusiastic and growing following with the independent release Kerplunk (1992), and then exploded on the scene…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Ballad Second-Election Day
by Robert Burns Ballads on Mr. Heron's Election, 1795Ballad ThirdBallad Second-Election Day Tune-"Fy, let us a' to the Bridal." Fy, let us a' to Kirkcudbright, For there will…The Hungry Stones: The Hungry Stones
by Rabindranath Tagore PrefaceThe VictoryThe Hungry Stones My kinsman and myself were returning to Calcutta from our Puja trip when we met the man in a train. From his dress and bearing…acre, measure of land area
(Encyclopedia) acre, measure of land area used in the English units of measurement. The acre was originally the area a yoke of oxen could plow in a day and therefore differed in size from one…