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Betty Grable

actressBorn: 12/18/1916Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Vivacious leading lady of Fox movie musicals, who began as a chorus girl and became famous for her legs, which helped make her the top pinup…

Danielle Steel

(Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel)authorBorn: 8/14/1947Birthplace: New York City A publishing phenomenon, Steel's new novels regularly top the best-seller lists. She began her writing career by…

How Big is an Acre?

The Question: I'm trying to visualize an acre. Is it about the size of a football field? The Answer: Yes. Often an acre of land is compared to…

Akhmim

(Encyclopedia) AkhmimAkhmimăkhmēmˈ [key], city (1986 pop. 70,602), E central Egypt, on the Nile. Textiles and handicrafts are manufactured; grain, dates, and cotton are processed. The ancient Chemmis…

Echo, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia) Echo, in Greek mythology, mountain nymph. She assisted Zeus in one of his amorous adventures by distracting Hera with her chatter. For this Hera made her unable to speak except to…

Écija

(Encyclopedia) Écija Écija āˈthēhä [key], city, Seville prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on a hill overlooking…

hardpan

(Encyclopedia) hardpan, condition of the soil or subsoil in which the soil grains become cemented together by such bonding agents as iron oxide and calcium carbonate, forming a hard, impervious mass…

Čelakovsky, František

(Encyclopedia) Čelakovsky, FrantišekČelakovsky, Františekfränˈtĭshĕk chĕˈläkôfskĭ [key], 1799–1852, Czech folklorist and poet. A disciple of Herder and a romantic Pan-Slavist, he collected Slavic…

Ringwood

(Encyclopedia) Ringwood, borough (1990 pop. 12,623), Passaic co., N N.J., in the Ramapo Mts. and on the Wanaque River near the N.Y. line. Iron was found nearby in 1730; mines and works were developed…