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Grimké, Angelina Emily
(Encyclopedia) Grimké, Angelina EmilyGrimké, Angelina Emilygrĭmˈkē [key], 1805–79, American abolitionist and advocate of women's rights, b. Charleston, S.C. Converted to the Quaker faith by her elder…statistics
(Encyclopedia) statistics, science of collecting and classifying a group of facts according to their relative number and determining certain values that represent characteristics of the group. The…Poems by Emily Dickinson: XVII ("I never saw a moor")
by EmilyDickinsonRefugePlaymatesXVII I never saw a moor, I never saw the sea; Yet know I how the heather looks, And what a wave must be. I never spoke with God, Nor visited in heaven;…Wyman Bradbury Seavy MOOR, Congress, ME (1811-1869)
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1848 Party: Democrat MOOR Wyman Bradbury Seavy , a Senator from Maine; born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, November 11, 1811; attended the town school;…Edward Moore (Ted) KENNEDY, Congress, MA (1932-2009)
Senate Years of Service: 1962-2009 Party: Democrat KENNEDY Edward Moore (Ted) , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 22, 1932; graduated, Milton Academy,…Darwin, Charles Robert
(Encyclopedia) Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809–82, English naturalist, b. Shrewsbury; grandson of Erasmus Darwin and of Josiah Wedgwood. He firmly established the theory of organic evolution known as…1998 Men's Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
FP 1 Ilia Kulik, RUS 1.5 2 Elvis Stojko, CAN 4.0 3 Philippe Candeloro, FRA 4.5 Top 10 USA: 4th, Todd Eldredge (5.5); 7th, Michael Weiss (11.5). Pairs…ethics
(Encyclopedia) ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals…Beyond Pluto
In July 2005, a team from the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of a possible “tenth planet” temporarily called 2003 UB313. This most distant object so far found in…1996-97 Figure Skating World Championships
World Championships at Lausanne, Switzerland (Mar. 16–23) Men's — 1. Elivs Stojko, Canada; 2. Todd Eldredge, USA; 3. Alexei Yagudin, Russia Women's — 1. Tara Lipinski, USA; 2. Michelle…Trending
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