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2000 National Magazine Awards

The National Magazine Awards, sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors and administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, were presented May 3, 2000.…

U.S. Societies & Associations

Cite The following is a partial list. A comprehensive listing of approximately 23,000 national and international organizations can be found in the Encyclopedia of Associations, available…

Mental Illness: Facts about Social Phobias

Facts about Social Phobias Source: National Institute of Mental Health Related Links: Almanac: HealthNational Institute of Mental HealthAmerican Psychological Association Social Phobia Social…

The Perseids Are Falling!

In 2016, search the skies on August 11–12 for the Perseid meteor showers The Perseid meteor showers reach their peak on Aug. 11, 2016. Related Links…

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Thursday, May 5, 2016, is a day of remembrance for six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust by Gerry Brown The motto "Work Makes Free" is inscribed in the gates of the first Nazi…

The Year in Sports

by Gerry Brown, John Gettings, & Mike Morrison Related Links Deaths in 1998Champions of 19981999 PreviewWe may never see a year in sports like 1998 again. It started early with John Elway'…

Brewer's: Zadkiel

(3 syl.). Angel of the planet Jupiter. (Jewish mythology.) Zadkiel. The pen-name of Lieutenant Morrison, author of the Prophetic Almanac. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Brewer's: Allestree

Richard Allestree, of Derby, was a noted almanac maker in Ben Jonson's time. A little more Would fetch all his astronomy from Allestree. Ben Jonson: Magnetic Lady, iv. 2 (1632). Source:…

Finding Area

Square A = a2, in which a is one of the sides.Rectangle A = ab, in which a is the base and b is the length.Parallelogram A = bh, in which b is the base and h is the height.Circle A = πr2, in…