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Twain, Mark

(Encyclopedia) Twain, Mark, pseud. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910, American author, b. Florida, Mo. As humorist, narrator, and social observer, Twain is unsurpassed in American literature.…

Movie Timeline

Here are key moments in the history and evolution of the cinema. 1889William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison, builds the first motion-picture camera and names it the…

Homework Center: Writing

  Subjects Geography History Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Skills Writing | Research…

Members of the U.S. Senate, 117th Congress

The members of the U.S. Senate in the 117th Congress are listed below. Dates in the left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are…

Research Skills

  Research Skills   Subjects » Geography » History » Language Arts » Mathematics » Science » Social Studies…

Indianapolis 500

When a driver travelling at 240 mph blinks, he/she will miss 50 feet of track. Innovations have gone hand-in-hand with speed at the Indy 500: in 1977, Tom Sneva was the first driver to brake the…

John Charles FRÉMONT, Congress, CA (1813-1890)

Senate Years of Service: 1850-1851 Party: Democrat     Democrat FRÉMONT, John Charles, (son-in-law of Thomas Hart Benton), a Senator from California; born in Savannah, Ga., January 21…

Oil Spill Glossary

Berm, Dispersants, Static Kill, and more by Catherine McNiff A-Q | R-W Annulus The space between the pipe and the wellbore. Biodegradation The breaking down of substances by…