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Baldwin, Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Baldwin, Stanley, 1867–1947, British statesman; cousin of Rudyard Kipling. The son of a Worcestershire ironmaster, he was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, and…

San Francisco, Calif.

Mayor: Edwin M. Lee (to Jan. 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 805,235 (13); Male: 408,462 (50.7%);…

2007 People in the News

See also 2006 People in the News 2005 People in the News 2004 People in the News 2003 People in the News 2002 People in the News 2001 People in the News 2000 People in the News 1999 People…

Top 25 Movies of 2007

The following list includes the top 25 movies of 2007, according to domestic gross in the United States. Spider–Man 3 was the highest grossing movie in 2005 with $336,530,303. Rank…

Minoan civilization

(Encyclopedia) Minoan civilizationMinoan civilizationmĭnōˈən [key], ancient Cretan culture representing a stage in the development of the Aegean civilization. It was named for the legendary King…

land

(Encyclopedia) land, in law, any ground, soil, or earth regarded as the subject of ownership, including trees, water, buildings added by humans, the air above, and the earth below. Private ownership…

Fact Monster Wins Webby Award!

Astonished Fact Monster Wins Webby! Creature overwhelmed with happiness by Borgna Brunner Fact Monster, www.factmonster.com (the children's reference site from Infoplease.com) was selected…

How to Prepare for a Hurricane

We live in a day and age when technology becomes more and more sophisticated on a daily basis. People can do almost anything and everything with their phone; online banking, make hotel reservations,…