(Encyclopedia) bugbane, any plant of the genus Cimicifuga, tall north-temperate perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family). The white spirelike bloom has a rank odor that attracts…
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Gwendolyn Elizabeth, 1917–2000, American poet, b. Topeka, Kans. She grew up in the slums of Chicago and lived in that city until her death. Brooks's poems, technically…
(Encyclopedia) basenjibasenjibəsĕnˈjē [key], breed of medium-sized hound whose origins can be traced back several thousand years to Africa and the courts of the Egyptian pharaohs. It stands about 17…
(Encyclopedia) carpet beetle, name for several beetles that are highly destructive to carpets and upholstery and are classified in the same family as the larder beetles. Adult beetles of this family…
(Encyclopedia) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), organization composed mainly of American blacks, but with many white members, whose goal is the end of racial…
(Encyclopedia) rat, name applied to various stout-bodied rodents, usually having a pointed muzzle, long slender tail, and dexterous forepaws. It refers particularly to the two species of house rat,…
Sexual Abuse on Campus Number of U.S. Colleges and Universities and Degrees Awarded Major U.S. and Canadian University Libraries, 2006 Major Universities Founded Before…
Serial killer Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer is infamous for the grisly way he dismembered and cannibalized his many victims. Police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin arrested Dahmer on 22 July 1991 while…
Name at birth: Eusebio da Silva FerreiraEusebio was born and raised in Mozambique, but in 1961 he began playing professional football for Benfica. Playing for Portugal, Eusebio became one of the top…
