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Brewer's: N. H. Bugs.

The letters are the initials of Norfolk Howard, in allusion to a Mr. Bugg who, in 1863, changed his name to Norfolk Howard. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894nthN A B…

To obtain your credit report

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Web: www.phil.frb.org/consumers/creditreport.html. Just about everyone uses credit, whether it is for car, student, or bank loans; mortgages; or credit…

Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius is the double-amputee sprinter from South Africa who shot and killed his girlfriend on Valentine's Day of 2013. He was tried for murder and acquitted, convicted instead of a lesser…

Symbols of the United States

Symbols that have become American icons by Beth Rowen Great Seal of the U.S. Related Links State Symbols United States Bald Eagle Removed from Endangered Species List…

October 2020 Current Events: US News

Top of Page Science and Technology News | Disaster News | World 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 world…

Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Ralph Waldo Emerson 1867, 1876, 1883, 1895, 1904 and 1911 Contents Preface Biographical Sketch Poems Good-Bye Each and All The Problem To Rhea The Visit Uriel The…

South Korea Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note South KoreaChogye temple, Seoul, South Korea, May 5, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Republic of KoreaGeographyArea: 98,477 sq. km. (38,022 sq. mi…

Indiana: State Facts & History

Indiana State Information Capital: Indianapolis Official Name: Indiana Organized as a Territory: May 7, 1800 Entered Union (rank): December 11, 1816 (19th State) Second (and Current)…