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McCartney Sisters, 2005 News

five sisters from Northern Ireland, challenged the Irish Republican Army's code of secrecy and silence after their brother Robert was killed in a brutal bar brawl in Belfast in January.…

Selected Worldwide Religious Sites

—By Kate Pritchard Amritsar, India: Site of the Golden Temple (Sikhism). Axum, Ethiopia: Church of St. Mary of Zion (Ethiopian Orthodox), where the Ark of the Covenant is believed to be kept.…

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift was an Irish writer of English parentage whose fame rests on sharply satirical works that include the novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) and the harshly comic essay A Modest Proposal (…

Holidays

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Holidays What holidays do they celebrate around the world? Where can I find out the history of a holiday? When is Easter this year? Ramadan…

Hangman

Play one or all of these addictive word puzzles! The games are categorized by topic. Try to figure out the word or phrase by clicking on letters. A new body part appears with every wrong guess.  …

William WALSH, Congress, MD (1828-1892)

WALSH William , a Representative from Maryland; born near Tullamore, County Kings, Ireland, May 11, 1828; attended a local school; immigrated to the United States in 1842 and settled in Virginia…

Robert Emmett LEE, Congress, PA (1868-1916)

LEE Robert Emmett , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pottsville, Schuykill County, Pa., October 12, 1868; attended the common schools; apprenticed to the blacksmith's trade; engaged…

William Oliver LIPINSKI, Congress, IL (1937)

LIPINSKI William Oliver , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 22, 1937; graduated from St. Patrick High School, Chicago, Ill., 1956; attended Loras…

John Walker RYON, Congress, PA (1825-1901)

RYON John Walker , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Elkland, Tioga County, Pa., March 4, 1825; attended the common schools, Millville Academy, Orleans County, N.Y., and Wellsboro…

Holiday Features

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