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The Corrections

Author:Jonathan FranzenPublisher:Farrar Straus & Giroux In his third novel, Franzen bitterly—and hilariously—satirizes society's absurdities through the utterly dysfunctional, self-…

Robert Paul HANRAHAN, Congress, IL (1934-2011)

HANRAHAN Robert Paul , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago Heights, Cook County, Ill., February 25, 1934; educated in the public schools; Thornton Community College, Harvey, Ill., 1952…

Michigan, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Michigan, Lake, 22,178 sq mi (57,441 sq km), 307 mi (494 km) long and 30 to 120 mi (48–193 km) wide, bordered by Mich., Ind., Ill., and Wis.; third largest of the Great Lakes and the…

Reformed Church in America

(Encyclopedia) Reformed Church in America, Protestant denomination founded in colonial times by settlers from the Netherlands and formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church. The Reformed Church in…

Other Men's 1997 Tournaments: NCAA Division III

Sixty-four teams played into the 32-team Division III field. The four sectional winners: NORTHEAST— Williams College (26-2); EAST— Alvernia College (26-4); MIDWEST— Illinois Wesleyan (27-2…

Other 2002 Men's Tournaments: NCAA Division III

Sixty-four teams played into the 32-team Division III field. The four sectional winners: ATLANTIC—Elizabethtown (28-2); EAST/NORTHEAST—Rochester (24-4); NORTH—Carthage (27-1); MIDWEST—…

Other 2001 Men's Tournaments: NCAA Division III

Sixty-four teams played into the 32-team Division III field. The four sectional winners: MIDDLE ATLANTIC—William Paterson-NJ (24-4); EAST/NORTHEAST—Catholic (25-5); NORTH—Ohio Northern (26-2…

Earl Lee HOGAN, Congress, IN (1920-2007)

HOGAN Earl Lee , a Representative from Indiana; born in Hope, Bartholomew County, Ind., March 13, 1920; attended the public schools of Burney; also attended Indiana University and the University…

February 2001 Disasters

Feb. 9, nr. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: U.S. submarine Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fishing boat, which quickly sank. Twenty-six of the people aboard were rescued; nine…