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The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 44

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 43Federalist No. 45Federalist No. 44 Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States To the People of the State of New…

February 2018 Current Events: US News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster 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…

Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. Since 1865

Lincoln, Abraham (president of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, DC, by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15.Seward, William H. (secretary of state): Escaped assassination (though…

Communist Party of Indiana v. Whitcomb (1974)

Case SummaryIn 1972, the Communist Party of Indiana was denied a place on the presidential ballot because it refused to provide an affidavit, sworn under oath, that it did not advocate the…

Winter Olympics Memorable Moments

The legends and foibles of the Winter Olympics   Alpine and Nordic Skiing An Avalanche Named Killy A controversial sweep in alpine skiing Franz Klammer The man who gave himself "…

Brewer's: Cuckoo

A cuckold. The cuckoo occupies the nest and eats the eggs of other birds; and Dr. Johnson says “it was usual to alarm a husband at the approach of an adulterer by calling out `Cuckoo,'…

Brewer's: Mercury

Images of Mercury, or rather, shapeless posts with a marble head of Mercury on them, used to be erected by the Greeks and Romans where two or more roads met, to point out the way. (Juvenal…

The Koran/Sura LXXV — The Resurrection

Sura LXXV — The ResurrectionMecca — 40 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful It needeth not that I swear by the day of the RESURRECTION, Or that I swear by the self-…