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Major Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1997–1998 Term
Banks Upheld Over Credit Unions (Feb. 25, 1998): Court voids federal regulation allowing millions to join credit unions as alternatives to banks.Immunity for Local Officials Upheld (March 3…July 2005 Disasters
July 7, London England: four bombs exploded in three subway stations and on one double-decker bus during the morning rush hour, killing 52 people plus 4 bombers, and wounding more than 700.…Social Worker
What is this job like? Social workers help people overcome problems and make their lives better. They might work with people who are homeless, sick, or having family problems. Or they might…Ancient Persia: Kings
Cambyses, two kings of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia (c. 600–500 B.C.)Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, founder of the greatness of the Achaemenids and of the Persian Empire (c. 559–529 B.C…Brewer's: Lilinau
was wooed by a phantom that lived in her father's pines. At nightfall the phantom whispered love, and won the fair Lilinau, who followed his green waving plume through the forest, and was…Brewer's: Lilliput
The country of pigmies called “Lilliputians,” to whom Gulliver was a giant. (Swift: Gulliver's Travels.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LilyLilli-Burlero A…Brewer's: Lim Hay
Lick it up like Lim hay. Lim, on the Mersey, is famous for its excellent hay. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LimbLily Maid of Astolat A B C D E F G H…Brewer's: Lely
(Sir Peter), the painter, was the son of Vander Vaas or Faes, of Westphalia, whose house had a lily for its sign. Both father and son went by the nickname of Le-lys (the Lily), a sobriquet…Are You Stuck with a "Next-Step Mentality?"
Presented by ACT, Inc. If you're locking into your career plans, college counselor Nancy Donehower has three words for you: Don't do it. Huh? A college counselor telling you not to…Comediennes
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