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Sports Personalities

Information has been gathered from many sources, including the individuals themselves. However, the almanac cannot guarantee the accuracy of every individual item.Aaron, Hank Abbott, Jim Abdul-…

John Milton - Paradise Lost: Book VIII

Book VIII No more of talk where God or Angel Guest With Man, as with his Friend, familiar us'd To sit indulgent, and with him partake Rural repast, permitting him the while Venial discourse…

22 Lakes in Texas (Biggest, Best, and Why!)

Top of Page Source: iStockDid you know that the Lone Star State is home to more than 7,000 lakes? That’s right! Here are 22 of Texas’s most famous lakes, including the biggest, the best, and the most…

Music Timeline

Read this history of music and find a timeline of milestones in the music industry, dating from 325 to the present day 325…

Vacation

VacationEveryone was glad of a holiday next morning, and all lingered over the breakfast-table, till Mrs Jo suddenly exclaimed:“Why, there's a dog!” And on the threshold of the door appeared…

1990 – 1999 World History

Lech Walesa (1943– ) Archive Photos Hubble Space Telescope NASA Boris Yeltsin (1931–2007) Imapress/Archive Photos Toni Morrison (1931– ) Archive Photos…

National Football League Team Profiles

America's Favorite Pastime by Mark Zurlo With millions of fans across the globe, football has become one of the world's most popular sports, and has (arguably) replaced baseball…

medicine

(Encyclopedia) medicine, the science and art of treating and preventing disease. Modern medicine, characterized by growing specialization and a complex diagnostic and therapeutic technology, faces…