The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2008. Date Location Magnitude 1 Jan. 5 Queen Charlotte Islands…
The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2009. Date Location Magnitude 1 Jan. 5 Queen Charlotte Islands…
(Encyclopedia) NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1948 and…
(Encyclopedia) Marat, Jean PaulMarat, Jean PaulzhäN pōl märäˈ [key], 1743–93, French revolutionary, b. Switzerland. He studied medicine in England, acquired some repute as a doctor in London and…
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, Michael Jeffrey, 1963–, American basketball player, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a freshman at the Univ. of North Carolina, he made the shot that won the 1982 National Collegiate…
(Encyclopedia) Franceschini, BaldassareFranceschini, Baldassarebäldäs-säˈrā fränchāskēˈnē [key], 1611–89, Florentine painter; pupil of his father, who was a sculptor. He was also called Volterrano.…
(Encyclopedia) Irving, Edward, 1792–1834, Scottish preacher, under whose influence the Catholic Apostolic Church was founded; its members have sometimes been called Irvingites. He was tutor to Jane…
(Encyclopedia) Christian Science, religion founded upon principles of divine healing and laws expressed in the acts and sayings of Jesus, as discovered and set forth by Mary Baker Eddy and practiced…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, William Robertson, 1846–94, Scottish biblical scholar and Orientalist. He studied for the ministry of the Free Church of Scotland. From 1870 he was professor of Oriental…
Source: The U.S. Department of State The smallest region, New England has not been blessed with large expanses of rich farmland or a mild climate. Yet it played a dominant role in American…
