(Theodor Seuss Geisel)children's authorBorn: 3/2/1904Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts After graduating from Dartmouth College, Theodor Geisel undertook postgraduate work at Lincoln College…
(Encyclopedia) Hamun-i-HelmandHamun-i-Helmandhäm&oomacr;nˈ-ē-hĕlˈmänd [key] or Sistan LakeHamun-i-Helmandsēstänˈ [key], marshy lake in the Sistan, c.5,000 sq mi (12,950 sq km), on the Iran-…
(Encyclopedia) NoahNoahnōˈə [key] [Heb.,=to rest], in the Bible, the builder of the ark. Righteous Noah and his family were the only people God saved from a world sunk in sin. At divine direction…
Bouvet Island The most remote spot on earth Where Is It? Bored with tropical retreats and looking for something a little more invigorating and brisk? Try the sub-Antarctic. Bouvet Island…
Bouvet Island The most remote spot on earth Where Is It? Bored with tropical retreats and looking for something a little more invigorating and brisk? Try the sub-Antarctic. Bouvet Island…
(Encyclopedia) HammurabiHammurabihäm&oobreve;räˈbē [key], fl. 1792–1750 b.c., king of Babylonia. He founded an empire that was eventually destroyed by raids from Asia Minor. Hammurabi may have…
WHEN DO ANIMALS USE VISUAL SIGNALS? WHY DO ANIMALS COMMUNICATE WITH SOUND? DO ANIMALS ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH? WHY DO ANIMALS USE PHEROMONES? FIND OUT MOREAnimals communicate with their own kind…
(Encyclopedia) Seuss, Dr., pseud. of Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904–91, American author and illustrator of children's books, b. Springfield, Mass, grad. Dartmouth College, studied Lincoln College, Oxford…
(Encyclopedia) Hillquit, Morris, 1869–1933, American lawyer and Socialist leader, b. Riga, Latvia (then in Russia). He came to the United States in 1886. He was the leader of the right-wing, or…
