The British alternative rock band Coldplay topped the charts in America with the most selling digital album of 2008. The following table lists the rank, title, artist, and sales data…
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Sir Arthur Travers, 1892–1984, British marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF). In World War I, he served for a time in German West Africa before transferring to the Royal Flying…
In 1953 Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier. She was the founder of the WASPs (Women's Airforce Service Pilots), a female military organization established during…
Distributor:Weston Woods Bright vibrant colors celebrate the life cycle of a butterfly in this animated adaptation of Lois Ehlert’s award-winning book. The single poem sung by Crystal Taliefero…
(Encyclopedia) Renton, city (1990 pop. 41,688), King co., W Wash., an industrial suburb of Seattle, on Lake Washington; inc. 1901. It is a freshwater port of entry via the Lake Washington Ship Canal…
pioneering pilotBorn: 2/14/1891Birthplace: Fort Payne, Ala. As a girl, Stinson wanted to study music in Europe. To raise the money, she decided to become a stunt pilot and cash in on the aviation…
(Encyclopedia) DalmatianDalmatiandălmāˈshən [key], breed of hardy, strong-bodied nonsporting dog probably developed in the Austrian province of Dalmatia (now Croatia) several hundred years ago. It…
(Encyclopedia) Flaminius, CaiusFlaminius, Caiuskāˈəs fləmĭnˈēəs, kīˈəs [key], d. 217 b.c., Roman statesman and general. In his tribuneship (232) he sponsored an agrarian law for the benefit of the…
(Encyclopedia) Trenchard, Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount, 1873–1956, British air marshal. He entered the army in 1893 and served in the South African War. During World War I he commanded the…
