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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Most popular baby girl names in the US

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When the day finally arrives and you hear your daughter's first cries in the delivery room, you may already know the name she will carry for the rest of her life. How will you choose that name? Some parents are moved to rake the branches of their family tree and memorialize a cherished ancestor. Others choose the names of ... More..

Personal Finance > Home Insurance Understanding the components of a renter's insurance policy

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You rent your home and have chosen renters insurance to protect yourself from personal liability and your personal possessions from loss or damage. You want to understand your insurance and the components of your policy. Renters insurance policies contain three components: personal property coverage, medical expense covera... More..

Arts & Humanities > US History (Other) The history of Memorial Day

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Cheering crowds lined the sidewalks, paying eager tribute to the veterans of three wars in which the colors of the nation were borne to victory. By the time these words appeared in the May 31, 1921, edition of the Lowell Sun of Lowell, Massachusetts, Memorial Day had long since become an established tradition in which citi... More..

Personal Finance > Home Insurance How to read a homeowner's insurance policy

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Homeowners' policies contain three preliminary sections (a declarations page, a general agreement, and the definitions section), and two coverage sections (Section I - Property Coverages and Section II - Liability Coverages). The declarations page lists the coverage purchased (including limits and deductibles), the premi... More..

Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History The influence of railroads on American time zones

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Imagine arriving at the New York City area's first Penn Station, in 1880, trying to make a train connection, and discovering two clocks, one marked New-York Time and the other marked Philadelphia Time. The difference between the two times? About five minutes - four minutes and 33 seconds, to be precise. To add to the co... More..

Travel > United States A visitor's guide to Lowell, MA

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As a child, I made a game on downtown Lowell's Merrimack Street of running from storefront to storefront, checking one door after the next to ensure that each was locked tight. And they always were. By the late 1970's, most of the city's storefronts had long since been vacated. Visit Lowell today and you'll see the resul... More..

Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather The greatest snowfalls in history

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In its wake, the Great White Hurricane left as much as 50 inches of snow in Connecticut and Massachusetts, forty in New York and New Jersey. The New York World reported particularly horrific conditions in New York City, which was buried under almost two feet of snow and suffered temperatures as low as five degrees above z... More..

Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History The Teapot Dome scandal of 1922

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In the early years of the twentieth century, large oil reserves were discovered on federal land at Elk Hills, California and Teapot Dome, Wyoming. In 1912, President William Howard Taft set these oil fields aside for the U.S. Navy to use as emergency oil stores. Many politicians, including freshman senator Albert B. Fall... More..

Relationships & Family > Ancestry & Genealogy Genealogy: Discovering people in your ancestry

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"Like Captain Hook?" Nora asked. I nodded. "Yes, your great-great-great-great-grandfather was a pirate." I mentally noted the seven 'greats' I had left out. "Arrr. . ." Nora agreed. A few other other children wandered over, cousins all, and each a descendant of the pirate. They fingered black plastic eye patches, pla... More..

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1. Understanding the components of a renter's insurance policy
2. The Teapot Dome scandal of 1922
3. How to read a homeowner's insurance policy
4. Genealogy: Discovering people in your ancestry
5. A visitor's guide to Lowell, MA
6. Most popular baby girl names in the US
7. The influence of railroads on American time zones
8. The history of Memorial Day
9. The greatest snowfalls in history

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