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Water Bearer, The

(Encyclopedia) Water Bearer, The, English name for Aquarius, a constellation.

Samoyed

(Encyclopedia) SamoyedSamoyedsămˈəyĕd [key], breed of hardy, muscular working dog developed in N Siberia many centuries ago. It stands from 19 to 23.5 in. (48.3–59.7 cm) high at the shoulder and…

Nag Hammadi

(Encyclopedia) Nag HammadiNag Hammadinäg häˈmädi [key], a town in Egypt near the ancient town of Chenoboskion, where, in 1945, a large cache of gnostic texts in the Coptic language was discovered.…

Carlstadt

(Encyclopedia) Carlstadt,&sp;KarlstadtKarlstadtboth: kärlˈshtät [key], or KarolostadtCarlstadt,käˈrôlōshtätˌ [key], c.1480–1541, German Protestant reformer, whose original name was Andreas…

James Abram Garfield

Born: 11/19/1831Birthplace: Cuyahoga County, Ohio James Abram Garfield, the last president to be born in a log cabin, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on Nov. 19, 1831. A Williams graduate, he…

DeCarava, Roy

(Encyclopedia) DeCarava, Roy, 1919–2009, American photographer, b. Harlem, New York City, as Roy Rudolph DeCarava; he studied (1944–45) under Charles White at theGeorge Washington Carver Art School.…

Khabarovsk Territory

(Encyclopedia) Khabarovsk Territory, administrative division (1989 est. pop. 1,800,000), 305,000 sq mi (789,950 sq km), Russian Far East. Situated in the eastern and northeastern extremity of Siberia…

Literature: Ask the Fact Monster Questions

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First Kids Slideshow

by Mark Hughes The American public has always been fascinated by first families. We know much about the lives of the presidents and first ladies, but what about the children in the White…