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Packer Power

His year began as a horror movie and ended as a fantasy. On May 14, 1996, Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre admitted himself into the Menninger Clinic in Kansas for an addiction to the pain…

Powers of Government

Welcome to the Powers of Government Quiz! This quiz is designed to test your knowledge on the powers of the national and state governments in the United States. The U.S. Constitution divides various…

The Power of Exponents

Are you ready to test your knowledge on math exponents? Exponents, also known as powers or indices, are a fundamental concept in mathematics. They represent repeated multiplication and play a crucial…

Sherman

(Encyclopedia) Sherman, city (1990 pop. 31,601), seat of Grayson co., N Tex., near the Red River; inc. 1858. Originally on a stagecoach route, it is a highway and railroad junction. Manufactures…

Tabor, Horace Austin Warner

(Encyclopedia) Tabor, Horace Austin WarnerTabor, Horace Austin Warnertāˈbər [key], 1830–99, American prospector, known as Silver Dollar Tabor, b. Holland, Vt. From the Matchless Mine at Leadville,…

Brewer's: Austin Friars

Friars of the Order of St. Augustine. (See Begging.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Austrian LipAuster A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

Tracy Austin Biography

Tracy AustinBorn: Dec. 12, 1962Tennis youngest player to win U.S. Open (age 16 in 1979); won 2nd U.S. Open in '81; named AP Female Athlete of Year twice before she was 20; recurring neck and…

O. Henry

(Encyclopedia) O. Henry, pseud. of William Sydney Porter, 1862–1910, American short-story writer, b. Greensboro, N.C. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs—as teller in an Austin bank (…

Austin, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Austin, Alfred, 1835–1913, English author, b. Leeds. Originally trained for a legal career, he eventually turned to writing and politics. From 1883–95 he edited the National Review.…