Then how is it that Major League Baseball has seen a 20-strikeout game and a perfect game pitched in the same month? New York Yankees pitcher David Wells’ 27 up, 27 down performance Sunday came just 11 days after Kerry Wood’s strikeout masterpiece in Chicago, and gives the American League a 9-6 advantage over the National League in perfect games. The Yankees also become the second organization to have two perfect games recorded in front of its home crowd....
âHello? Yes, she is. Hold on just a second. ⦠It’s Maeve,â he motioned, handing the phone to me. âIt’s all set,â she chirped. âA going-away party for you at Montoya’s at 4 o’clock ⦠BSG style fabulous!â Maeve, the self-pronounced social director of the Beacon Street Girls, announced breathlessly. I covered the receiver and told Dad what Maeve had said. He raised an eyebrow doubtfully ⦠I knew exactly what he was thinking....
Cranes are revered in Asia as symbols of long life. Cuckoos are welcomed as a sign of spring in Europe and are considered omens of a happy marriage. Doves symbolize love and peace. To dream of doves means happiness is at hand. Eagles are considered sacred by Native Americans. The claws and bones of the birds are believed to drive illness away. As the symbol of the U.S., the bald eagle stands for endurance, independence, and courage....
First edition: The first printing of a book, valued by collectors because it is the original version of the author’s text. Autographed copy: A book that is signed by the author. Leaves: Each sheet of paper is a leaf. Pages: Each side of a leaf is a page. Bookplate: A label pasted in a book that names the owner or donor. Endpapers: The pages between the cover and body of a book; they may be plain, colored, or printed, such as with a map....
The system most scientists use puts each living thing into seven groups (or taxons), organized from most general to most specific. Therefore, each species belongs to a genus, each genus belongs to a family, each family belongs to an order, etc. From largest to smallest, these groups are: KingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpecies Kingdoms are huge groups, encompassing millions of kinds of organisms each. All animals are in one kingdom (called Kingdom Animalia); all plants are in another (Kingdom Plantae)....
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Japan also celebrates a special day for boys, called Kodomono-hi. On May 5th, families that have boys fly spectacular kites shaped like carp and decorate their homes with figures of traditional warriors to inspire the boys to be strong and brave. The carp is known for its strength and determination. The boys dress up in a kimono and often take baths with iris leaves, which are believed to keep boys healthy and strong....
Growth within the Hispanic Population Population growth varied within the Hispanic group. People of Mexican origin accounted for three-fourths of the increase in the Hispanic population from 2000 to 2010. They also had the largest numeric change, 11.2 million, as their population grew over the ten years from 20.6 million in 2000 to 31.8 million in 2010. Cubans increased 44 percent, increasing from 1.2 million to 1.8 million over the decade....
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Binary: This Hindu unit has two possible values: 0 and 1. Modern computer programs are based on binary code. Decimal: The Chinese and the Egyptians were the first to use decimals, which are tenths. The metric system is based on decimal units. The decimal system of writing numbers was introduced into Europe in the 1300s and is now widely used. Duodecimal: The Romans used units of 12. Today we have 12 inches in a foot, 12 months in a year, 12 in a dozen....
Aref purges the government of Ba’ath party, including President al-Bakr. Iran-Iraq war ends in a stalemate. An estimated 1.5 million died in the conflict (Aug. 20). The UN imposes economic sanctions on Iraq (Aug 6). U.S. military forces arrive in Saudi Arabia (Aug. 9). The UN issues a Security Council resolution setting Jan. 15, 1991, as the deadline for Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, authorizing the use of “all necessary means” if it does not comply (Nov....
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Like Mother, Like Daughter Mothers by the Numbers Mother’s Day Quotations Mother’s Day in the United States originated in 1872 with Julia Ward Howe, a writer, abolitionist, and suffragist who wrote the words to “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” In 1911, President Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday. In 2017, Mother’s Day will be celebrated on May 14. Especially for Kids Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Cards, bookmarks, gift certificates, and moreMothers of InventionMothers who invented fun stuffLike Mother, Like DaughterThese women have followed in their mothers’ footsteps...
Did you know: The entire area of Nauru is just 8 square miles and has a population of 10,605, yet it has its own international airline. Kiribati will have the distinction of being the first nation in the world to greet the dawn of the new millennium—a fact that has become a bone of contention with its neighbor Tonga. On December 31, 1999, Tonga’s 81-year-old monarch, King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV, plans to sail as close as possible to the international dateline to watch the sun rise on the year 2000....
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