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Beatles, The

(Encyclopedia) Beatles, The, English rock music group formed in the late 1950s and disbanded in 1970. The members were John (Winston) Lennon, 1940–80, guitar and harmonica; (James) Paul McCartney,…

Tait, Archibald Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Tait, Archibald Campbell, 1811–82, British churchman, archbishop of Canterbury, b. Edinburgh. He grew up a Presbyterian, but he early decided to enter the ministry of the Church of…

Crane, Hart

(Encyclopedia) Crane, Hart (Harold Hart Crane), 1899–1932, American poet, b. Garrettsville, Ohio. He published only two volumes of poetry during his lifetime, but those works established Crane as one…

Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography

1929—1968, American clergyman and civil rights leader   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., prepares to speak to a crowd of 200,000 marchers in Washingtion, DC. Related Links…

Dinosaurs

All about the amazing creatures who once ruled the planet. List of State Dinosaurs Did you know that most of the U.S. states have a special state dinosaur to call their own? Check out our list and…

DK Science & Technology: Manufacturing

WHERE DO NEW PRODUCTS COME FROM? WHAT IS MASS PRODUCTION? BIOGRAPHY: HENRY FORD American, 1863–1947 PRODUCTION LINEFIND OUT MOREFrom ankle socks to aircraft, almost everything we use has been…

Geometry: Parallel Lines and Supplementary Angles

Parallel Lines and Supplementary AnglesGeometryProving Relationships Between LinesProofs Involving Perpendicular LinesLet's Get ParallelProofs About Alternate AnglesParallel Lines and Supplementary…

object-oriented programming

(Encyclopedia) object-oriented programming, a modular approach to computer program (software) design. Each module, or object, combines data and procedures (sequences of instructions) that act on the…

Ross, Harold Wallace

(Encyclopedia) Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892–1951, American editor, b. Aspen, Colo. He founded the New Yorker in 1925 and was its influential managing editor until his death. Ross quit school at the age…

Devoy, John

(Encyclopedia) Devoy, JohnDevoy, Johndĭvoiˈ [key], 1842–1928, Irish-American journalist and Irish revolutionary, b. Ireland. He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood (see Fenian movement) in 1861.…