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Science News, 2011

Major science news stories, from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to the Chilean miners trapped underground by Catherine McNiff Two scientists checking equipment in the central tube of the Large…

2006 Grammy Awards

The 49th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 11, 2007. Album of the Year: Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks Record of the Year: “Not Ready to…

Brewer's: Dizzy

A nickname of Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield) (1805-1881). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Djinnestan'Dixie Land A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Brewer's: Divus

in Latin, attached to a proper name, does not mean divine, but simply deceased or canonised; excellently translated in Notes and Queries (May 21st, 1892, p. 421), “of blessed memory.” Thus…

August 2021 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the disaster…

30th Annual American Music Awards

The 30th Annual American Music Awards were presented on January 13, 2003.POP/ROCKFavorite Male ArtistEminemFavorite Female ArtistSheryl CrowFavorite Band, Duo, or GroupCreedFavorite AlbumThe…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of August 2, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from hospital capacities due to Covid to massive weather concerns all around the world. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top…

folk song

(Encyclopedia) folk song, music of anonymous composition, transmitted orally. The theory that folk songs were originally group compositions has been modified in recent studies. These assume that the…

1998 NJCAA Div. I Baseball World Series

at Grand Junction, Colo. (May 23-30) Participants: Cowley, Kan. (50-8); Indian Hills, Iowa (49-9); Central Fla. (41-16); Brevard, N.C. (43-15); Meridian, Miss. (50-10); Grayson, Texas (46-17);…