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The Growth of the NHL
Expansion/Merger TimetableCity and Nickname ChangesDefunct NHL TeamsWHA Teams (1972-79) Of the four franchises that comprised the National Hockey League (NHL) at the start of the 1917-18 season, only…Tom DeLay
Tom Delay is the former House Majority Leader who resigned in 2006 after being indicted on charges of violating campaign finance laws. Tom Delay was born in Texas, where his father was in the oil…Deep Throat
Name at birth: William Mark Felt"Deep Throat" was the mysterious nickname given to W. Mark Felt, the F.B.I. official who secretly helped reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the…The Growth of Major League Baseball
The Growth of Major League BaseballExpansion Timetable (Since 1901)City and Nickname ChangesNational League Pennant Winners from 1876-99Champions of Leagues That No Longer Exist The National…Joaquin Guzman
Name at birth: Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman LoeraJoaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera was one of the richest and most feared drug lords in the world when he was captured in Mexico in 2014, escaped from…Beyond Pluto
In July 2005, a team from the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of a possible “tenth planet” temporarily called 2003 UB313. This most distant object so far found in…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…Brewer's: Nickleby
(Mrs.). An endless talker, always introducing something quite foreign to the matter in hand, and pluming herself on her penetration. (Dickens: Nicholas Nickleby.) Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: George IV
was nicknamed “The First Gentleman of Europe,” “Fum the Fourth,” “Prince Florizel,” “The Adonis of fifty,” and “The Fat Adonis of fifty.” (See each of these nicknames.) Source:…Brewer's: Bomba
King Bomba. A nickname given to Ferdinand II., King of Naples, in consequence of his cruel bombardment of Messina in 1848, in which the slaughter and destruction of property was most…Trending
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