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The History of Black History

Dr. Carter G. Woodson Americans have recognized Black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." What you might not know is that Black…

Brewer's: Abracax

also written Abraxas or Abrasax, in Persian mythology denotes the Supreme Being. In Greek notation it stands for 365. In Persian mythology Abracax presides over 365 impersonated virtues,…

Exodus: 3

Exodus Chapter 3 1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God,…

Notable Scientists: Life Sciences

  Biologists, botanists, geneticists, medical scientists, microbiologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and zoologists       Related Links Cloning: Facts and Fallacies…

The Koran/Sura VI — Cattle

Sura VI — CattleMECCA — 165 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful PRAISE be to God, who hath created the Heavens and the Earth, and ordained the darkness and the light!…

Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. Since 1865

Lincoln, Abraham (president of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, DC, by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15.Seward, William H. (secretary of state): Escaped assassination (though…

Brewer's: Abram-Man

or Abraham Cove A Tom o' Bedlam; a naked vagabond; a begging impostor. The Abraham Ward, in Bedlam, had for its inmates begging lunatics, who used to array themselves “with party-coloured…

Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet

A guide to the battle that inspired Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address by Catherine McNiff Union General John Reynolds, killed on the first day of fighting. What: The Battle of…