Many animals can regenerate-that is, regrow or grow new parts of their bodies to replace those that have been damaged. Here are a few of these amazing creatures…
NABERS, Benjamin Duke, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., November 7, 1812; attended the common schools; moved to Hickory Flat, Miss.; engaged as a…
former chief of the Cherokee Nation
Born: 11/18/1945
Birthplace: Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Mankiller was born in Mankiller Flats near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, but as a child was moved with…
(Encyclopedia) limnerlimnerlĭmˈnər [key], the work of untrained, generally anonymous artists active in the English American colonies. Characteristic examples of their paintings show flat, awkward,…
(Encyclopedia) bugle, brass wind musical instrument consisting of a conical tube coiled once upon itself, capable of producing five or six harmonics. It is usually in G or B flat. Its principal use…
Saturn, the second-largest planet, has majestic rings surrounding it. Named for the Roman god of farming, Saturn was the farthest planet known by the ancients. Saturn's seven rings are flat and…
Recent Discoveries: A Saharan Stonehenge Scientists have confirmed that an assembly of huge stone slabs in Egypt's Sahara Desert is the oldest known astronomical alignment of…
AIKEN, William, (cousin of David Wyatt Aiken), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., January 28, 1806; attended private schools; was graduated from the College of…