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Don't Become a Victim of Hurricane Relief Fraud
By Patrick Craven I know you have seen the all the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas, Louisiana and other states. Harvey has broken all US records when it comes to rainfall,…Don Leroy BONKER, Congress, WA (1937)
BONKER Don Leroy , a Representative from Washington; born in Denver, Colo., March 7, 1937; attended the public schools in Westminister, Colo.; A.A., Clark College, Vancouver, Wash., 1962; B.A.,…Don GINGERY, Congress, PA (1884-1961)
GINGERY Don , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Woodland, Clearfield County, Pa., February 19, 1884; moved to Clearfield, Pa., in 1892; attended the public schools of Clearfield, Pa.,…Why don't Americans celebrate Boxing Day?
No Love for St. Stephen Boxing Day, also known as St. Stephen's Day, is a holiday celebrated every year the day after Christmas. If Boxing Day falls on the weekend, it is observed the following…mandolin
(Encyclopedia) mandolinmandolinmănˌdəlĭnˈ, mănˈdəlĭnˌ [key], musical instrument of the lute family, with a half-pear-shaped body, a fretted neck, and a variable number of strings, plucked with the…Kerr, Jean Collins
(Encyclopedia) Kerr, Jean Collins, 1923–2003, American comic author and playwright, b. Scranton, Pa., wife of Walter Kerr. Kerr had a knack for finding wry humor in the worlds of marriage, suburbia,…Kulikovo, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Kulikovo, battle ofKulikovo, battle ofk&oomacr;lyĭkôˈvə [key], 1380, victory of Grand Duke Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow over Khan Mamai of the Golden Horde. The battle was fought on a…Grabbe, Christian Dietrich
(Encyclopedia) Grabbe, Christian DietrichGrabbe, Christian Dietrichkrĭsˈtēän dēˈtrĭkh gräbˈə [key], 1801–36, German dramatist and journalist. Critical of “Shakespearomania,” Grabbe strove for a…Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta
(Encyclopedia) Vierge, Daniel UrrabietaVierge, Daniel Urrabietadänyĕlˈ &oomacr;räbyāˈtä vyārˈhā [key], 1851–1904, Spanish illustrator. He went to Paris before 1870 and won recognition for his…Yelets
(Encyclopedia) YeletsYeletsyĭlyĕtsˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 120,000), E central Russia, on the Sosna River, a tributary of the Don. A rail junction in a black-earth agricultural district, the city…Trending
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