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Biographies: Notable Soccer Players

Notable Soccer Players Pelé See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links World Cup Through the Years World Cup Winners All-Time World Cup Leaders All-Time…

Brewer's: Owain

(Sir). The Irish knight who passed through St. Patrick's purgatory by way of penance. (Henry of Saltrey: The Descent of Owain.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

2006 Deaths: M - Q

Naguib MahfouzMakoArif MardinSophie MaslowRobert McCulloughRobert McFerrin Sr.Darren McGavinEnolia McMillanJay McShannG. William MillerSlobodan MilosevicJohn MoneyEric NamesnikJared…

Brewer's: Owl

I live too near a wood to be scared by an owl. I am too old to be frightened by a bogie; I am too old a stager to be frightened by such a person as you. Owl the emblem of Athens.…

Brewer's: Socialism

(3 syl.). The political and social scheme of Robert Owen, of Montgomeryshire, who in 1816 published a work to show that society was in a wretched condition, and all its institutions and…

social welfare

(Encyclopedia) social welfare or public charity, organized provision of educational, cultural, medical, and financial assistance to the needy. Modern social welfare measures may include any of the…

1992 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1992 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“The One” Elton John (MCA)“Restless Heart” Peter Cetera (Warner Bros.)“Save the Best for Last” Vanessa Williams (Wing/Mercury)“Sometimes Love Just…

Timeline: Olympics, Ancient Greece - 1940s

From ancient Greece to the present day Ancient Greece | Late 1800s | 1900s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | Next   Before 776 B.C. Ancient Greece Athletic contests are held at Olympia every four years,…