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Indiana

Indiana State Facts Entered Union: December 11, 1816 (19th State) Organized as territory: May 7, 1800 Present constitution adopted: 1851 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Ind./…

Ohio

Ohio State Facts Entered Union: March 1, 1803 (17th State) Present constitution adopted: 1851 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Ohio/OH Nicknames: Buckeye State Slogan: "Ohio—…

9/11

(Encyclopedia) 9/11, the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in the United States, and the associated events and impact of those attacks. The attacks, which were carried out by agents of Al Qaeda (a…

aviation

(Encyclopedia) aviation, operation of heavier-than-air aircraft and related activities. Aviation can be conveniently divided into military aviation, air transport, and general aviation. Military…

Arab Spring

(Encyclopedia) Arab Spring, in modern North African and Middle Eastern history, antigovernment demonstrations and uprisings that, from late 2010, swept many of the regions' Arab nations. Arising in…

poet laureate

(Encyclopedia) poet laureatepoet laureatelôˈrēĭt [key], title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is to write commemorative odes and verse. It is an outgrowth of the medieval…

National Baseball Hall of Fame

Cooperstown, N.Y.FieldersMember Active yearsAaron, Henry (Hank) 1954–1976Anson, Adrian (Cap) 1876–1897Aparicio, Luis 1956–1973Appling, Lucius (Luke) 1930–1950Ashburh, Richie 1948–1962Averill, H.…

Scientists: Physical Sciences

  Notable Scientists: Physical Sciences Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists     Jump to a category:…

Japanese architecture

(Encyclopedia) Japanese architecture, structures created on the islands that constitute Japan. Evidence of prehistoric architecture in Japan has survived in the form of models of terra-cotta houses…

The Golden Kite Award

For the best fiction book, the best nonfiction book, the best picture book (since 1982), and the best picture book text (since 1996); given by the Society for Children's Book Writers.…