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National Football League Team Profiles

America's Favorite Pastime by Mark Zurlo With millions of fans across the globe, football has become one of the world's most popular sports, and has (arguably) replaced baseball…

Sokoto

(Encyclopedia) SokotoSokotosōkōˈtō, sōˈkətō [key], city (1987 est. pop. 164,000), NW Nigeria, on the Sokoto River. It is the commercial center for a wide region and a collection place for hides,…

Sokoto Caliphate

(Encyclopedia) Sokoto Caliphate: see Usuman dan Fodio.

Shuham

(Encyclopedia) ShuhamShuhamsh&oomacr;ˈhăm [key], in the Bible, son of Dan. An alternate form is Hushim.

Ahiezer

(Encyclopedia) AhiezerAhiezerāhīēˈzər [key], in the Bible. 1 Prince of Dan. 2 Chief of David's bowmen.

Eltekeh

(Encyclopedia) EltekehEltekehĕlˈtēkĕ [key], in the Bible, city of Dan. Near there Sennacherib of Assyria put down the western nations.

2014 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to drama to music Related Links Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine,…

Dent Blanche

(Encyclopedia) Dent BlancheDent BlanchedäN bläNsh [key], peak, 14,318 ft (4,364 m) high, Valais canton, S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps.

Foyt, A. J.

(Encyclopedia) Foyt, A. J. (Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.), 1935–, American auto-racing driver, b. Houston. Foyt was the first person to win the Indianapolis 500 race four times (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977).…

Milk, Harvey

(Encyclopedia) Milk, Harvey, 1931–78, U.S. politician and gay-rights activist. When elected (1977) to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, he was the first acknowledged homosexual to win high…