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Phenomena, 2007: August

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Mercury is 6° south of Pollux, the…

Phenomena, 2007: May

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 2 FULL MOON 1000 3…

Flyweight (112 lbs)

Year Final Match1904George Finnegan, USAStopped, 1st1920Frank Di Gennara, USADecision1924Fidel LaBarba, USADecision1928Antal Kocsis, HUNDecision1932István Énekes, HUNDecision1936Willi Kaiser…

Brewer's: Mass

High Mass or “Grand Mass” is sung by choristers, and celebrated with the assistance of a deacon and sub-deacon. Low Mass is simply read without singing; there is one between these two…

Brewer's: Jewels

in heraldry. The topaz represents “or” (gold), or the planet Sol. The pearl or crystal represents “argent” (silver), or the planet Luna. The ruby represents “gules” (red), or the planet…

2011 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards

The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 12, 2011. Play: War Horse Musical: The Book of Mormon…

The 2005 Class of Inductees

Matthias Baldwin, 1795–1866, Steam Locomotive. Baldwin was the first American to build steam locomotives of the same quality as were made in Europe. His “Old Ironsides” was the first…

Harry Potter Returns

The fifth installment—finally! by Beth Rowen and Melissa Sogard Order of the Phoenix Quizzes Level I (easy) Level II (pretty easy) Level III (getting harder) Level IV (very hard) Extra Credit…

Women in Technology

Profiles of female trailblazers in technology by Jennie Wood Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer Women in Technology Ada Lovelace Grace Hopper Hedy Lamarr Jean Sammet Roberta…