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Most Popular Baby Names by State, 2006

StateGirl's NameBoy's NameAlaskaEmmaJamesAlabamaMadisonWilliamArkansasMadisonWilliamArizonaMiaAngelCaliforniaEmilyDanielColoradoIsabellaJacobConnecticutIsabellaMichaelDist. of…

2008 Olympics: Shooting

These are the medal winners in the men's and women's shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. MENEvent Score10m Air PistolWei Pang, China688.2 Jong Oh Jin, South Korea684.5…

Chinese New Year

  Chinese New Year celebration, Brazil, 2016 Source: AP Photo/Andre Penner Related Links Chinese New Year Quiz Chinese Zodiac China | Map The…

Year in Review 1999 | Pop Culture Trends

Pop Culture Trends 1999 was the year of Pokémon, Latin pop, Harry Potter, and Dot-coms. by John Gettings Y2K Who knew that impending doom was going to be so popular? No other…

The Horn Book Award

For the most outstanding juvenile books in the U.S.: one award for outstanding fiction, one for outstanding nonfiction, one for outstanding illustration (since 1976); given by the Boston Globe…

Selected Biographies: H

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies…

Writers

    Related Links Notable Asian-American Poets and Writers Notable Irish Writers Notable Female Literary Figures Notable Hispanic-American Figures Notable…

electrolysis

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Electrolysis: In a typical reaction electrodes are placed in a solution of hydrogen chloride, HCl, which contains both hydrogen and chlorine ions. The battery removes electrons…

mosaic

(Encyclopedia) mosaicmosaicmōzāˈĭk [key], art of arranging colored pieces of marble, glass, tile, wood, or other material to produce a surface ornament. The Gothic revival of the 19th cent.…