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Harry Potter Facts

/* /*]]>*/ Since its publication in 1997, Harry Potter has taken the world by storm. The beloved book series has been turned into movies and an amusement park. How well do you really know the…

Leaves of Grass

Walt WhitmanDedicationCome, said my soul, Such verses for my Body let us write, (for we are one,) That should I after return, Or, long, long hence, in other spheres, There to some group of…

November 2006

WorldTaiwanese President Accused of Corruption (Nov. 3): Prosecutors indict Wu Shu-chen, the wife of President Chen Shui-ban, charging that she spent $450,000 in public funds on personal…

July 1998 News and Events

1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldClinton Ends Nine-Day Trip to China (July 1): In Shanghai, President speaks to nation in broadcast interview. He praises economic liberalization; says U.S. does…

Coleridge: France: an Ode, Notes

Kubla KhanDejection: an OdeFrance: an Ode When Coleridge republished this poem in the Post in 1802 he prefixed to it the following Argument First Stanza. An invocation to those objects…

October 2018 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…

Weather: Radar—Scanning the Skies

Radar—Scanning the SkiesWeatherRadar and SatellitesRadar—Scanning the SkiesDoppler—the New GenerationSatellites—a Far-Out LookThe Modern EraPutting It All Together The first radar (radio detection…

Science News: Unpredictable Weather

Climate and Weather: 2013 Proved That Surprises Are Possible by Catherine McNiff Related Links Encyclopedia: Weather Tornadoes Killer Tornadoes…

New Orleans

(Encyclopedia) New OrleansNew Orleansôrˈlēənz –lənz, ôrlēnzˈ [key], city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (…

Jack Paar

Jack Paar is best known for hosting the Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Paar gained a reputation as a thinking man's talk show host, and also for a certain emotional sensitivity: in one famous 1960…