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(Encyclopedia) basketball, game played generally indoors by two opposing teams of five players each. Basketball was conceived in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a physical education instructor at the…woman suffrage
(Encyclopedia) woman suffrage, the right of women to vote. Throughout the latter part of the 19th cent. the issue of women's voting rights was an important phase of feminism. On the European…The History of Martin Luther King Day
Who originated the idea of a national holiday in honor of MLK? Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January. It took 15 years to create the federal…Nancy Davis Reagan Biography
Nancy Davis ReaganFirst LadyBorn: 7/6/1921Birthplace: New York, New York Died: 3/6/2016 Deathplace: Los Angeles, CA Nancy Reagan was born Anne Frances Robbins in New York City. When she was…Harriet Hardy Biography
Harriet Hardyspecialist in occupational medicineBorn: 9/23/1906Birthplace: Arlington, Massachusetts An advocate for the control of industrial hazards, Hardy was brought up in New Jersey and…The Devil's Dictionary: J
by Ambrose Bierce IKJ J is a consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel - than which nothing could be more absurd. Its original form, which has been but slightly modified,…Child Birth and Full Moons
The Question: Is there any correlation between full moons and child birth? The Answer: For years people have tried to blame the full moon for increasing just…Patch Adams
Director: Tom ShadyacWriter: Steve OedekerkUniversal; PG–13; 110 minutesRelease: 12/98Cast: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Daniel London, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bob Gunton Operating like…James ARMSTRONG, Congress, PA (1748-1828)
ARMSTRONG James , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., August 29, 1748; attended the Philadelphia Academy and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton…John Basil LAMAR, Congress, GA (1812-1862)
LAMAR John Basil , a Representative from Georgia; born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., on November 5, 1812; attended Dr. Beman's school at Mount Zion, Ga., and Franklin College (now…Trending
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