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Poems by Emily Dickinson: Loyalty

Song VIII Loyalty Split the lark and you'll find the music, Bulb after bulb, in silver rolled, Scantily dealt to the summer morning, Saved for your ear when lutes be old.…

Country with the Most Dams

The Question: What country boasts the most dams? The Answer: A study by the World Commission on Dams placed China's large dam total at over 22,000-the…

Frank R. REID, Congress, IL (1879-1945)

REID Frank R. , a Representative from Illinois; born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., April 18, 1879; attended the public schools, the University of Chicago, and the Chicago College of Law; was…

Raphael John MUSTO, Congress, PA (1929)

MUSTO Raphael John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pa., March 30, 1929; attended the public schools; graduated, Pittston Township High School, 1946…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Two Rivers

Two RiversThy summer voice, Musketaquit, Repeats the music of the rain; But sweeter rivers pulsing flit Through thee, as thou through Concord Plain. Thou in thy narrow banks art pent: The…

2012 PEN Literary Award Winners

Find a partial list of this year's winners below. For a complete list, go to PEN awards. Socially Engaged Fiction Good Kings, Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum…

January 2000 Disasters

Jan. 4, Rena, Norway: 2 trains collided head-on after one of the drivers failed to stop for a red signal. Nineteen people killed and 35 injured in the crash.Jan. 18, off Rio de Janeiro:…