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2000-01 Punting Leaders (Football)

Punting (Minimum of 3.6 per game)   Cl No Yds Avg Preston Gruening, Minnesota So. 46 2080 45.22 Brian Morton, Duke Sr. 77 3478 45.17 Kevin Stemke,…

Brewer's: Peasant-boy Philosopher

(The). James Ferguson. (1710-1776.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Peasants' WarPeasant Bard A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

The Supreme Court and Equal Rights

  The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to decide how these consitutional guarantees apply to specific situations. Some…

Brewer's: Merrie England

may probably mean “illustrious,” from the old Teutonic mer. (Anglo-Saxon, &maera;, famous.) According to R. Ferguson, the word appears in the names Marry, Merry, Merick; the French…

Coca-Cola 600

Coca-Cola 600 Held over 400 laps on 1.5-mile oval at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Previously known as World 600 (1960-85). It has been Coca-Cola 600 since 1986 (in 2002, sponsors…

1998-99 Heavyweight Winners

Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Oct. 24 Vitali Klitschko Mario Schiesser KO 2 EBU Hamburg, GER Nov. 6 Brian Nielsen Lionel Butler KO 1 —…

Three Branches of Government

In 1787 leaders of the states gathered to write the Constitution-a set of principles that told how the new nation would be governed. The leaders of the states wanted a strong and fair national…

May 2020 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Science and Technology News | Disaster News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…

Brewer's: Great Men

(Social status of). ÆSOP, a manumitted slave. ARKWRIGHT (Sir Richard), a barber. BEACONSFIELD (Lord), a solicitor's clerk. BLOOMFIELD, a cobbler, son of a tailor. BUNYAN, a travelling…