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Capital Punishment in the U.S.

Deadly Questions Study raises questions about capital punishment in the U.S. by David Johnson This article was posted on June 22, 2000. THE DEBATE on the death penalty has intensified…

Mistassini, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Mistassini, Lake, c.840 sq mi (2,180 sq km), S Que., Canada, NW of Lake St. John, in sparsely settled country. It drains W to James Bay by way of the Rupert River (380 mi/612 km long).

Via Appia

(Encyclopedia) Via Appia: see Appian Way; Roman roads.

1908 Olympics

LondonTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsArcheryBoxingCyclingFencingFigure SkatingGymnasticsJeu de Paume (court tennis)RowingShootingTennisFreestyle…

Shakespeare Quotes: Comedies

All the world's a stage   Tragedies • Histories • Comedies William Shakespeare Related Links William ShakespeareQuiz: Famous Quotes from Shakespeare Shakespeare's…

Algebra: Special Factoring Patterns

Special Factoring Patterns Algebra Factoring Polynomials Greatest Common Factors Factoring by Grouping Special Factoring Patterns Factoring Trinomials Using Their Coefficients Factoring with…

control systems

(Encyclopedia) control systems, combinations of components (electrical, mechanical, thermal, or hydraulic) that act together to maintain actual system performance close to a desired set of…

Jansky, Karl Guthe

(Encyclopedia) Jansky, Karl Guthe, 1905–50, American radio engineer; b. Norman, Okla. After graduating (1927) from the Univ. of Wisconson, he joined the Bell Telephone Laboratories. While trying to…

Bonus Marchers

(Encyclopedia) Bonus Marchers, in U.S. history, more than 20,000 veterans, most of them unemployed and in desperate financial straits, who, in the spring of 1932, spontaneously made their way to…