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(Encyclopedia) KruppKruppkr&oobreve;p [key], family of German armament manufacturers. The family settled in Essen in the 16th cent. The core of the great Krupp industrial empire was started by…artillery
(Encyclopedia) artillery, originally meant any large weaponry (including such ancient engines of war as catapults and battering rams) or war material, but later applied only to heavy firearms as…Grand Ole Opry
(Encyclopedia) Grand Ole Opry, weekly American radio program featuring live country and western music. The nation's oldest…Hepburn, Katharine
(Encyclopedia) Hepburn, Katharine, 1907–2003, American actress, b. Hartford, Conn. She made periodic stage appearances from 1928 on and debuted in the first of her 43 films in 1932; in her early…Destiny's Child
Survivor Columbia While their new album title may be a cliché, in this case, Destiny's Child can be forgiven. After surviving soap opera headlines, lawsuits, firings, bickering, and all-around…Social Security in the U.S.
Source: Social Security Administration, www.ssa.gov .Old Age, Disability, and Survivors InsuranceWho Pays for the Insurance?How to Apply for BenefitsWhat Does Social Security Offer?You Can Earn…Titanic Facts
The world's most famous ship sunk on April 15, 1912 by Beth Rowen The Ship vs. The Film • Titanic, the ship, was one of the largest movable objects ever built, measuring in at 883 feet…1982 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“Rosanna,” TotoAlbum of the YearToto IV, Toto (Columbia)Song of the Year“Always on My Mind,” Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, songwritersBest New ArtistMen…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Note on Poems of 1822, by Mrs. Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley EpitaphNote on Poems of 1822, by Mrs. Shelley This morn thy gallant bark Sailed on a sunny sea: 'Tis noon, and tempests dark Have wrecked it on the…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Rainmaker
115 117 The Rainmaker AN Officer of the Government, with a great outfit of mule-waggons loaded with balloons, kites, dynamite bombs, and electrical apparatus, halted in the midst of a desert,…Trending
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