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Dominic, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Dominic, SaintDominic, Saintdŏmˈənĭk [key], 1170?–1221, Castilian churchman, named Domingo de Guzmán, founder of the Dominicans. He studied at Palencia and became a canon, then prior…

Leap Year Explained (Why Are There Leap Years)

Photo Source: iStock Leap year is an interesting phenomenon, but it helps to explain what happens to the extra quarter of a day each calendar year. Read on for more information on why leap year…

The Yards

Director/Writer:James GrayMiramax Films; 115 minutes; RRelease:10/00Cast:Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Joaquin Phoenix Americans hold an unshakable fascination with gangster flicks. Mobmen…

Marion DE VRIES, Congress, CA (1865-1939)

DE VRIES Marion , a Representative from California; born on a ranch near Woodbridge, San Joaquin County, Calif., August 15, 1865; attended the public schools; was graduated from the San Joaquin…

employment bureau

(Encyclopedia) employment bureau, a government-run establishment for bringing together the employer offering work and the employee seeking it. As a not-for-profit service, employment bureaus operate…

Lloyd Rodwin Biography

Lloyd RodwinAge: 80 renown urban planner and educator who revolutionized the study and laying out of cities. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for four decades, he…

George Shima Biography

George ShimaagriculturalistBorn: c. 1865Birthplace: Japan After failing his university exams, Kinji Ushijima migrated to California in 1888. Unlike most Japanese immigrants, he arrived with…