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Dorothea Tanning

Artist and writer Dorothea Tanning is most famous as the longest surviving surrealist artist and the longtime partner of artist Max Ernst. Tanning headed to Chicago in 1930 right after college,…

National Archives

(Encyclopedia) National Archives, official depository for records of the U.S. federal government, established in 1934 by an act of Congress. Although displeasure concerning the method of keeping…

vital statistics

(Encyclopedia) vital statistics, primarily records of the number of births and deaths in a population. Other factors, such as number of marriages and causes of death, by age groups, are regularly…

Movies and Film: A Century of Cinematic Splendor

A Century of Cinematic SplendorMovies and FilmFrench Film HistoryIt's Art, Stupid!A Century of Cinematic SplendorBefore the WarSurfing the "New Wave"The Eighties and NinetiesTen Fabulous French Films…

Planes: The Spirit of St. Louis

The plane that made Charles Lindbergh an instant hero by Gerry Brown Spirit of St. Louis Specs Length: 8.41 m (27 ft, 7 in.) Wingspan: 14.02 m (46 ft)…

pipe rolls

(Encyclopedia) pipe rolls, ancient records of the crown revenue and expenditures of England, so called, probably, because of the pipelike form of the rolled parchments on which these records were…

Eigen, Manfred

(Encyclopedia) Eigen, Manfred, 1927–2019, German biophysicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1951. Eigen was on the faculty at the Univ. of Göttingen from 1951 to 1953. He joined the Max Planck Institute…

Deisenhofer, Johann

(Encyclopedia) Deisenhofer, JohannDeisenhofer, Johanndīˈzənhōˌfər [key], 1943–, German chemist, Ph.D. Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, 1974. He was a researcher at the Max Planck Institute…

The Most Popular Pet Names

Molly, Maggie, or Max? by Holly Hartman Related Links Top Ten Dog Breeds Top Ten Cat Breeds For Kids: Pet Page Did you know your furry friend was destined to be a "Bella" the…

Dekker, Eduard Douwes

(Encyclopedia) Dekker, Eduard DouwesDekker, Eduard Douwesāˈdüärt douˈəs dĕkˈər [key], pseud. MultatuliDekker, Eduard Douwesməltätüˈlē [key], 1820–87, Dutch novelist. His experiences in the Dutch…