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Dinosaur Hall of Fame

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Long Beach, Calif.

Mayor: Robert Garcia (to June 2018) City Manager: Patrick H. West 2010 census population (rank): 462,257…

Back to School at the Movies

Lights! Camera! Learning! History lesson: Real heroes on film by Beth Rowen Patton George C. Scott as Old Blood and Guts This unforgettable biopic explores the hot-headed military genius…

baby boom

(Encyclopedia) baby boom, a period in which the birthrate is significantly higher than in other periods, especially the post–World War II period in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New…

stringed instrument

(Encyclopedia) CE5 stringed instrument, any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibrating strings. Those whose strings are plucked with the finger or a plectrum include the balalaika,…

Cell Theory, Form, and Function: Viruses

VirusesCell Theory, Form, and FunctionIntroductionProkaryotes and EukaryotesVirusesFluid Mosaic Model of Membrane Structure and FunctionCell Cycle: Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis Viruses are…

Juneteenth

Celebrates the freeing of Black Americans in Texas on June 19, 1865 Origins Juneteenth (from "June Nineteenth") is a celebration of the freeing of Black slaves—specifically in Texas, on June…

Two Centuries of Railroading

Source: Association of American Railroads. Web: www.aar.org .1797The steam locomotive is invented in England. 1823The first public railway in the world opens in England.1827The first railroad in…

DK Science: Defence

Sprint from dangerBlending inClub tailWhip tailArmoured jacketThe dinosaur world was not over-run by gangs of vicious killers. Most dinosaurs were peaceful creatures that never attacked anything.…

Oscar Minority Winners

In 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed for a second consecutive year to nominate any African-American actors in the major acting categories, prompting director Spike Lee and…