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The Koran/ Sura LX — She Who Is Tried

Sura[1194] LX — She Who Is Tried Medina — 13 Versus In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O YE who believe! take not my foe[1195] and your foe for friends, shewing them…

Benjamin Orr 2000 Deaths

Benjamin OrrAge: 53 rock musician who cofounded The Cars, a pop–new wave band known for its catchy, arch lyrics. The Cars' hits include “Good Times Roll” and “My Best Friend's Girl.” Died:…

Mark Bavis 2001 Deaths

Mark BavisAge: 31 amateur scout with the L.A. Kings who was a passenger hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 that crashed into the World Trade Center; scouted college teams for the Kings and…

Kathy Acker Biography

Kathy Ackerwriter, performance artistBorn: 1943Birthplace: New York, New York The author of novels, short stories, essays, an opera libretto, and a screenplay, she was also a performance…

The Supreme Court: Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)

Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)The Supreme CourtGreat Minds of the CourtJoseph Story (1811-1845)Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)Hugo Black…

Bo Belinsky 2001 Deaths

Bo BelinskyAge: 64 highly touted rookie pitcher in 1962, whose rapid decline will forever be associated with his rise to Hollywood playboy status; pitched a no-hitter as a rookie with the…

Bertram L. PODELL, Congress, NY (1925-2005)

PODELL Bertram L. , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., December 27, 1925; attended Yeshiva of Flatbush and Abraham Lincoln High School, St. John's University and Brooklyn Law…

How Do the Presidents Rank?

Presidential surveys on the web by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Five Best Presidents Abraham Lincoln Franklin Delano RooseveltGeorge WashingtonTheodore RooseveltHarry S. TrumanFive Worst Presidents…

Genesis: 28

Genesis Chapter 28 1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram…

hajj

(Encyclopedia) hajjhajjhäj [key], the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the five basic requirements (arkan or “pillars”) of Islam. Its annual observance corresponds to the major holy day id…