(Encyclopedia) arborvitaearborvitaeärˌbərvīˈtē [key] [Lat.,=tree of life], aromatic evergreen tree of the genus Thuja of the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), with scalelike leaves borne on…
(Encyclopedia) brownstone, red to brown variety of sandstone. Its unusual color is caused in some instances by the presence of red iron oxide which acts as a cement, binding the sand grains together…
(Encyclopedia) Agassiz, LakeAgassiz, Lakeăgˈəsē [key], glacial lake of the Pleistocene epoch, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, 250 mi (400 km) wide, formed by the melting of the continental ice sheet…
(Encyclopedia) quebrachoquebrachokābräˈchō [key], name for a tanning substance and for the trees from which it comes, chiefly the red quebracho, or quebracho colorado (Schinopsis lorentzii), of the…
(Encyclopedia) state flowers. Each state of the United States has designated, usually by legislative action, one flower as its floral emblem; the rose has been designated by Congress as the national…
The 1999 All Star Game by Mike Morrison Take the All Star Game Quiz!Major League Baseball's first All-Star Game, matching the best players in the American League with the best in the National…
On March 15, 2004, astronomers confirmed the discovery of the most distant object ever identified in our solar system. Twice as far from the Sun as any known object, this red mass has an unusually…
Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science CenterHow many kinds of lobsters are there in the United States? Two kinds of lobster-like crustaceans exist in U.S. waters…
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Ted (Theodore Samuel Williams), 1918–2002, American baseball player, b. San Diego, Calif. At the age of 17 he began playing professional ball with the San Diego Padres of the…
