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coconut

(Encyclopedia) coconut, fruit of the coco palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree widely distributed through tropical regions. The seed is peculiarly adapted to dispersal by water because the large pod holding…

1992 National Book Awards

FictionAll the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthyNonfictionBecoming a Man: Half a Life Story, Paul MonettePoetryNew and Selected Poems, Mary Oliver

The Devil's Dictionary: Abridge

by Ambrose Bierce ABRACADABRA.ABRUPTABRIDGE -v.t. To shorten. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for people to abridge their king, a decent respect for the…

The Supreme Court: Desegregating Schools

Desegregating SchoolsThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court Let's take a close look at Warren'…

The Supreme Court: Hugo Black (1937-1971)

Hugo Black (1937-1971)The Supreme CourtGreat Minds of the CourtJoseph Story (1811-1845)Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)Hugo Black (1937-…

Wedding Quotations

Love, comfort, and honor Compiled by Elizabeth Olson "(Marriage) is not by any to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly; but reverently, discreetly, advisedly, soberly, and in the fear of God…

Biographies: Deaths of 2019

// Cite   Deaths of 2019 See also 2018 Deaths 2016 Deaths 2015 Deaths 2014 Deaths 2013 Deaths 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths More Deaths Related Links 2019 Year in Review 2019 People in the…

Zechariah: 14

Zechariah Chapter 14 1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and…