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Brewer's: Span New

(See Spick.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SpanielSpain A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Brewer's: Fire-new

Spick and span new (q.v.). “You should have accosted her; and with some excellent jests fire-new from the mint.” —Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, iii. 2. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

A History of the New Year

A move from March to January New Year's Features New Year's Traditions Rosh Hashannah, Jewish New Year Chinese New Year Muharram, Islamic New Year Saying "Happy New Year!"…

The New Millennium Quiz

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of U.S. History during the new millennium, from 2000 onward. This period in history is filled with significant events that shaped the United States we…

New Planetary System

New planet has a mass 45 times that of Earth by Liz Olson Related Links 2007 Year in Review Roundup of Recent Science Milestones, 2007 New Planets and a…

New Neptunian Moons

In Jan. 2003, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the National Research Council of Canada announced that three new moons had been discovered orbiting Neptune…

New $20 Bill

The U.S. Treasury adopted a new design for the $20 dollar bill in fall 2003. The new bill incorporates security features introduced in the 1990s, including a watermark and a security thread—…

New Horizons (U.S.)

Image of Pluto sent back by New Horizons. Source: NASA Destination: Pluto-Kuiper Belt. Launched: Jan. 19, 2006. Arrival: Summer 2015. Mission: To study the worlds at the edge of our solar…

Two New Nickels

Two new nickels were released in 2004, the first new designs for the coin since 1938. Both commemorated the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. The head side of the new nickels…