(Encyclopedia) sphinxsphinxsfĭngks [key], mythical beast of ancient Egypt, frequently symbolizing the pharaoh as an incarnation of the sun god Ra. The sphinx was represented in sculpture usually in a…
activistBorn: 1918Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. An American of Japanese ancestry, Hirabayashi was a sociology student at the University of Washington in Seattle when World War II broke out. When…
Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (UT) and may start a day earlier or later depending on your time zone. (See Phenomena, 2006, to find time of eclipse.)March 15. Penumbral…
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Picture Nominees (winner will be announced January 25, 1999):A Simple PlanElizabethGods and MonstersLife Is BeautifulOut of…
(Encyclopedia) Pi-hahirothPi-hahirothpīˈ-həhīˈrəth [key], in the Bible, place in Egypt, between Migdol and Baal-zephron, where the Israelites encamped.
(Encyclopedia) Amenhotep IAmenhotep Iäˌmĕnhōˈtĕp, āˌ– [key] or Amenophis IAmenophis Iăˌmĕnōˈfĭs [key], fl. 1570 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty; son and successor of Amasis I. His…
(Encyclopedia) IsmailiaIsmailiaĭzmāəlēˈə [key] or Al IsmailiyahIsmailiaäl ĭsmăĭlēˈyə [key], city (1986 est. pop. 212,759), capital of Ismailia governorate, NE Egypt. It is the seat of the Suez Canal…
