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Curious Collections

America's weird museums by Laura Hayes   Arts & Entertainment | American History Gruesome | Medical Marvels | Curious Collections | Really Weird Science Related Links…

Curious Collections

America's weird museums by Laura Hayes Arts & Entertainment | American History Gruesome | Medical Marvels | Curious Collections | Really Weird Science Related Links Destination…

Biographies: Notable Economists

Notable Economists Beatrice Potter Webb See also Three Economists and Their Theories People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Overview of Economics GDP…

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles Ch. 1: And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in… Ch. 2: And Solomon determined to build an house for… Ch. 3: Then Solomon began to build the house of the… Ch. 4: Moreover…

Monitor and Merrimack

(Encyclopedia) Monitor and Merrimack, two American warships that fought the first engagement between ironclad ships. When, at the beginning of the Civil War, the Union forces abandoned the Norfolk…

Brewer's: High Places

in Scripture language, means elevated spots where sacrifices were offered. Idolatrous worship was much carried on in high places. Some were evidently artificial mounds, for the faithful…

Brewer's: Tophet

A valley near Jerusalem, where children were made to “pass through the fire to Moloch.” Josiah threw dead bodies, ordure, and other unclean things there, to prevent all further application…

Brewer's: Uncle Tom

A negro slave, noted for his fidelity, piety, and the faithful discharge of all his duties. Being sold, he has to submit to the most revolting cruelties. (Mrs. Beecher Stowe: Uncle Tom's…

1952 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Winners

Class   Flyweight (-114 1/2 lb) Hasan Gemici, TUR   Yushu Kitano, JPN   Mahmoud Mollaghassemi, IRN Bantamweight (-125 3/4 lb) Shohachi Ishii, JPN   Rashid Mamedbekov,…

Roundup of Recent Science Milestones, 2007

From a leopard species discovered to the Airbus A380 by Liz Olson and Beth Rowen Related Links 2007 Year in Review New Planets and a Larger Solar System Encyclopedia: Leopard…