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Dove, Arthur Garfield

(Encyclopedia) Dove, Arthur GarfieldDove, Arthur Garfielddŭv [key], 1880–1946, American painter, b. Canandaigua, N.Y. Early in his career he did commercial illustration in New York City. Following a…

Dufour, Guillaume Henri

(Encyclopedia) Dufour, Guillaume HenriDufour, Guillaume Henrigēyōmˈ äNrēˈ düf&oomacr;rˈ [key], 1787–1875, Swiss general. He served in the French army under Napoleon I, and in 1847 he led the…

Grove, Robert Moses

(Encyclopedia) Grove, Robert Moses (Lefty Grove), 1900–1975, American baseball player, b. Lonaconing, Md. A left-handed pitcher, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1925–33) and Boston Red Sox…

archil

(Encyclopedia) archilarchilärˈkĭl, –chĭl [key] or orchilorchilôrˈ– [key], blue, red, or purple dye extracted from several species of lichen, also called orchella weeds, found in various parts of the…

Car Names

In a Dodge Diplomat, a soccer mom feels positively patrician by Borgna Brunner 1958 Corvette Convertible Related Links Most Popular Car Colors Least and Most…

Childhood Diseases: Rubella

RubellaChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of Childhood…

Stars Grouped by Size

Supergiants are the largest stars, and may have diameters several hundred times the size of the Sun. Giants are more common than Supergiants, and have diameters 10 to 100 times as large as the…

World Series—2007

Boston Red Sox defeated Colorado Rockies, 4 games to 0. Series MVP: Mike Lowell. 1st Game—Boston, Oct. 24Colorado 1, Boston…

Count Basie

jazz pianist, composer, bandleaderBorn: 8/21/1904Birthplace: Red Bank, New Jersey Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, composer and bandleader known for his powerful, rhythmic sound and his dominant-…