(Encyclopedia) Huila, Nevado delHuila, Nevado delnāväˈdō dĕl hwēˈlä [key], snow-capped volcanic mountain, 17,594 ft (5,364 m) high, on the Huila-Tolima-Cauca dept. border, S central Colombia, in the…
(Encyclopedia) Heard Island, barren, uninhabited subantarctic island, 142 sq mi (368 sq km), S Indian Ocean, located some 300 mi (483 km) SE of the Kerguelen Islands. Mountainous and largely covered…
(Encyclopedia) springtail, common name for any of the minute, primitive six-legged arthropods of the order Collembola. The springtail is named for a springlike mechanism on the underside of the…
(Encyclopedia) Donner Party, group of emigrants to California who in the winter of 1846–47 met with one of the most famous tragedies in Western history. The California-bound families were mostly from…
actress and singerBorn: Dec. 28, 1925Birthplace: Ulm, Germany Knef, a German actress and smoky-voiced singer, earned fame in the U.S. for her performance as a Soviet commissar in Cole Porter's Silk…
alternative punk-pop band Known as Magneto USA until 1996, the band came together after Austin-raised Joey Shuffield (drums and percussion) introduced Tony Scalzo (vocals and bass) to Miles Zuniga…
actorBorn: 4/25/1940Birthplace: New York City Academy and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor known for his intensity portraying sensitive men caught in brutal circumstances. He played…
German political leaderBorn: 4/7/1944Birthplace: Mossenberg, Lower Saxony, Germany Schröder became Chancellor of Germany, succeeding Helmut Kohl's 16-year rule, in the September 1998 elections in…
A Visit With Tomie dePaolaGet to Know Gerald McDermottOfficer Buckle and GloriaTake Joy! The Magical World of Tasha TudorWilla: An American Snow White These videos were chosen by a committee of…
Putting the Machines to WorkWeatherPrediction by NumbersRichardson's ExperimentPutting the Machines to Work One of the great contributions to the second Renaissance in meteorology was mathematician…
