Spikes in oil, gas, and food prices raise awareness of the need to conserve resources by Beth Rowen Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, a result of the efforts of Sen. Gaylord…
GRISWOLD, John Ashley, a Representative from New York; born in Cairo, Greene County, N.Y., November 18, 1822; attended the common schools, and the academies in Prattsville and Catskill, N.Y.;…
SCHUNEMAN, Martin Gerretsen, a Representative from New York; born in Catskill, Albany (now Greene) County, N.Y., February 10, 1764; educated by his father; justice of the peace of Albany…
Do different colors affect your mood? by David Johnson Related Links Color Psychology QuizColor: Psychology, Symbolism, and Interesting FactsWhat Is Color?The History of ColorSeasonal…
Red, yellow and blue are the primary colors. Primary colors are the most basic colors. You can't make them by mixing any other colors. Orange, green and purple are the secondary colors. A…
(Encyclopedia) Menominee, river, 118 mi (190 km) long, formed by the union of the Brule and the Michigamme rivers above Iron Mountain, W Upper Peninsula, N Mich., and flowing SE into Green Bay at…
(Encyclopedia) Valley Stream, village (1990 pop. 33,946), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a residential suburb of New York City; inc. 1925. Kennedy International Airport is to the west. Valley…
(Encyclopedia) pond scum, accumulation of floating green algae on the surface of stagnant or slowly moving waters, such as ponds and reservoirs. One of the commonest forms is Spirogyra.
(Encyclopedia) Ashley, William Henry, c.1778–1838, American fur trader and politician, b. Virginia. In 1820 he was elected lieutenant governor of Missouri. He sent fur-trading expeditions up the…
