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Santa Claus

(Encyclopedia) Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint.

Joe Niekro 2006 Deaths

Joe NiekroAge: 61 major league pitcher who won 221 games in 22 seasons. He and his brother Phil won more games (539) than any other pair of brothers in major league baseball history.Died:…

Kitty Hawk

(Encyclopedia) Kitty Hawk or Kittyhawk, part of an offshore sandbar on Cape Hatteras, NE N.C., E of Albemarle Sound. Nearby is Kill Devil Hill, where the Wright brothers experimented successfully (…

Celestine V, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Celestine V, Saint, 1215–96, pope (elected July 5, resigned Dec. 13, 1294), an Italian (b. Isernia) named Pietro del Murrone; successor of Nicholas IV. Celestine's election ended a two…

Hawksmoor, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Hawksmoor, Nicholas, 1661–1736, English architect involved in the development of most of the great buildings of the English baroque. From the age of 21 he assisted Sir Christopher Wren…