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Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2004

—By Borgna BrunnerSedna Debuts, Rattling Poor Pluto Artist's rendition of the planetoid Sedna On March 15, 2004, astronomers confirmed the discovery of the most distant object ever identified in…

State Department Notes on North Korea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical and Cultural Highlights Government and Political Conditions Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S. Policy Toward North…

2004 Grammy Awards

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005. Record: “Here We Go…

Illinois

Capital: Springfield State abbreviation/Postal code: Ill./IL Governor: Bruce Rauner, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Evelyn…

Franklin, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Franklin, Benjamin, 1706–90, American statesman, printer, scientist, and writer, b. Boston. The only American of the colonial period to earn a European reputation as a natural…

wind

(Encyclopedia) wind, flow of air relative to the earth's surface. A wind is named according to the point of the compass from which it blows, e.g., a wind blowing from the north is a north wind. The…

Japanese art

(Encyclopedia) Japanese art, works of art created in the islands that make up the nation of Japan. In the mid-19th cent. a few print designers attained distinction, but no masters appeared…

tennis

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Tennis court tennis, game played indoors or outdoors by two players (singles) or four players (doubles) on a level court. In 1900 the international team competition known as…