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Grace Lee Boggs

activistBorn: 1915Birthplace: Providence, R.I. Boggs enrolled in Barnard College in 1931 at age to study philosophy. She stayed until she received a Ph.D. in 1940. She moved to Chicago and became…

Midori Ito Biography

skaterBirthplace: Nagoya, JapanBest Known as: Japanese figure skater Ito started skating at age 5 and won her first of eight consecutive All-Japan Championships in…

Albert Hofmann Biography

Swiss chemistDied: April 29, 2008Best Known as: Swiss Chemist who created LSD Deathplace: Basel, Switzerland Albert Hofmann was a Swiss chemist best known for…

What speed is the Earth turning?

The Question: How fast is the Earth turning? The Answer: Well, it depends on where you are. But let's suppose you had the power to…

transmission

(Encyclopedia) transmission, in automobiles, system of parts connecting the engine to the wheels. Suitable torque, or turning force, is generated by the engine only within a narrow range of engine…

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi political leaderBorn: 4/28/1937Birthplace: Tikrit, Iraq Hussein was raised in the farming village of Tikrit by his widowed mother. He joined the Ba'ath Socialist party in 1957 and was soon…

Alexander Balas

(Encyclopedia) Alexander BalasAlexander Balasbāˈləs [key], d. 145 b.c., ruler of Syria, putative son of Antiochus IV. He seized power from his uncle Demetrius I (c.152 b.c.); Jonathan the Maccabee…

Grand-Mère

(Encyclopedia) Grand-Mère Grand-Mère gräNmĕrˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the St. Maurice River, N of Trois…

Mont Laurier

(Encyclopedia) Mont LaurierMont LauriermôN lōˈrēāˌ [key], town (1991 pop. 7,862), SW Que., Canada, on the Lièvre River, N of Ottawa. Located in the Laurentian Mts., it is a winter resort in a…

Pee Dee

(Encyclopedia) Pee Dee or Great Pee Dee, river, c.435 mi (700 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge, W N.C., and flowing NE then SE to Winyah Bay, S.C. It is called the Yadkin until it is joined by the…