(Encyclopedia) MerseyMerseymûrˈzē [key], river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, formed at Stockport, W England, by the confluence of the Etherow and Goyt rivers. It flows east to the Irish Sea near Liverpool…
(Encyclopedia) Store Bælt BridgeStore Bælt Bridgestôˈrə bĕlt [key], link comprising two bridges and a tunnel, S Denmark, across the Store Bælt strait (see Store Bælt and Lille Bælt) between Sjælland…
SPECIALIZED FOR SURVIVALDUNKLEOSTEUSEVOLUTION OF THE ELEPHANTNATURAL SELECTIONADAPTATIONFIND OUT MOREThe process by which changes occur in living things over time is known as evolution. The…
Senate Years of Service: 1804-1813 Party: Democratic Republican SMITH, John, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Mastic, Long Island, N.Y., February 12, 1752; completed…
HOSMER, Craig, a Representative from California; born in Brea, Orange County, Calif., May 6, 1915; attended the public schools; graduated from the University of California in 1937; attended…
PATTERSON, Jerry Mumford, a Representative from California; born in El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., October 25, 1934; graduated from Tucson High School, Tucson, Ariz., 1952; B.A., California…
The Question: What is the difference between a wasp and hornet? The Answer: Essentially, the term "hornet" (like "yellow jacket") refers to a kind of wasp that…
The Breaking of the Bells American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) was the target of a suit filed under the Sherman Antitrust Act and faced charges of operating a nationwide monopoly on…
(Encyclopedia) Fracastoro, GirolamoFracastoro, Girolamojērôˈlämō fräkästôˈrō [key], 1483–1553, Italian physician and poet. He was born in Verona, where he practiced after studying at Padua. He…
