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Long Island, island, United States

(Encyclopedia) Long Island (1990 pop. 6,861,454), 1,723 sq mi (4,463 sq km), 118 mi (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 mi (19–32 km) wide, SE N.Y.; fourth largest island of the United States and the…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act I

Act IScene IKing John's palaceEnter King John, Queen Elinor, Pembroke, Essex, Salisbury, and others, with ChatillonKing JohnNow, say, Chatillon, what would France with us?ChatillonThus, after…

Social Security Numbers

The Question: What do social security numbers mean? What do the numbers tell you about someone? The Answer: A social security number has three…

New Neptunian Moons

In Jan. 2003, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the National Research Council of Canada announced that three new moons had been discovered orbiting Neptune…

Paula Newby-Fraser

Paula Newby-FraserBorn: June 2, 1962Zimbabwean triathlete 8-time winner of Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii; established women's record of 8:55:28 in 1992.Ernie NeversN - QJohn Newcombe

Benny Agbayani

Benny AgbayaniBorn: Dec. 28, 1971Baseball OF left fielder for New York Mets, instrumental in the team's advancing to the World Series in 2000; born and raised in Hawaii and of Filipino and…

Anne Bradstreet: The Flesh and the Spirit

The Flesh and the Spirit In secret place where once I stood Close by the Banks of Lacrim flood, I heard two sisters reason on Things that are past and things to come. One Flesh was call'd,…