(Encyclopedia) Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), former U.S. government agency, created in 1932 by the administration of Herbert Hoover. Its purpose was to facilitate economic activity by…
(Encyclopedia) Bridges, Harry (Alfred Renton Bridges), 1901–90, American labor leader, b. Melbourne, Australia. Arriving (1920) as an immigrant seaman in San Francisco, he became a longshoreman and…
The Queen Mary The only surviving major pre-war transatlantic ocean liner in existence by Mike Morrison The Queen Mary is the only surviving major pre-war transatlantic ocean liner still…
What to Read While You're Waiting for the Next Harry Potter:
Favorites from Other Fantastic Series
by Holly Hartman
Harry Potter wasn't the first child to…
French Open (Roland Garros)(Paris, May 27–June 10, 2007)Men's singles—Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 (7–4).Women's singles—Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6–1…
(Encyclopedia) lyric, in ancient Greece, a poem accompanied by a musical instrument, usually a lyre. Although the word is still often used to refer to the songlike quality in poetry, it is more…
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Mimicry in butterflies
mimicry, in biology, the advantageous resemblance of one species to another, often unrelated, species or to a feature of its own environment. (When the…
(Encyclopedia) Leacock, Richard, 1921–2011, Anglo-American filmmaker, b. London. A key figure in the development of cinéma vérité, he also helped create the camera and sound equipment that made the…
