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June 2009 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of June 2009. Air France Plane Vanishes (June 1): In the worst aviation disaster since…

Kamakura

(Encyclopedia) KamakuraKamakurakämäˈk&oomacr;rä [key], city (1990 pop. 174,307), Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Sagami Bay and at the base of the Miura Peninsula. It is a resort…

Abakanowicz, Magdalena

(Encyclopedia) Abakanowicz, Magdalena, 1930–2017, Polish sculptor, studied Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw (1950–54). She won notice with her Abakan series, begun in 1967; these monumental woven…

Marshall, Samuel Lyman Atwood

(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Samuel Lyman Atwood (S. L. A. Marshall), 1900–1977, American author and military analyst, b. Catskill, N.Y. Having served in World War I, he embarked upon a career in…

Top TV Programs, 2008

Find out which network television shows ranked in the top ten for 2008.RankProgramsNetwork% of Homes in U.S. (Rating) 1.American Idol—TuesdayFox15.5 2.American Idol—WednesdayFox15.3 …

Step-by-Step on the Campaign Trail

How the President Gets Elected—Holly Hartman Don't know the difference between a caucus and a convention? Unsure what the electoral college is? Check out our handy guide to the seven steps of the…

molding

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Moldings molding, in architecture, furniture, and decorative objects, a surface or group of surfaces of projecting or receding contours. A molding may serve as a defining…

María de Molina

(Encyclopedia) María de MolinaMaría de Molinamärēˈä [key]María de Molinadā mōlēˈnä [key], d. 1321, queen of Castile, consort of Sancho IV. As regent (1295–1301) for her son, Ferdinand IV, she…

Walter, Thomas Ustick

(Encyclopedia) Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804–87, American architect, b. Philadelphia. In 1819 he entered the office of William Strickland in Philadelphia as a student. In 1830 he began practice, the…

Tiffani-Amber Thiessen

actressBorn: 1/23/1974Birthplace: Long Beach, California The 1987 winner of the Miss Junior America pageant, Thiessen was a member of the cast of Saved by the Bell (1989–93) and Saved by the Bell:…