(Encyclopedia) pothole, in geology, cylindrical pit formed in the rocky channel of a turbulent stream. It is formed and enlarged by the abrading action of pebbles and cobbles that are carried by…
(Encyclopedia) Wen JiabaoWen Jiabaowĕnˈ jyäˈbouˈ [key], 1942–, Chinese political leader, b. Tianjin. Originally a geologist, he worked for the Gansu provincial geological bureau (1968–82), where he…
Senate Years of Service: 1899-1911 Party: Republican KEAN, John, (brother of Hamilton Fish Kean, great-grandson of John Kean [1756-1795], and uncle of Robert Winthrop Kean), a…
POAGE, William Robert, a Representative from Texas; born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., December 28, 1899; in 1901 moved to Throckmorton County, Tex., with his parents, who settled near…
Learn about the science behind tsunamis and earthquakes by Beth Rowen and Catherine McNiff Location of the earthquake. Source: U.S. Geological Survey Related Links Japan in 2012…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1912Party: DemocratTAYLOR, Robert Love, (son of Nathaniel Green Taylor and brother of Alfred Alexander Taylor), a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee;…
Senate Years of Service: 1895-1917Party: RepublicanCLARK, Clarence Don, a Representative and a Senator from Wyoming; born in Sandy Creek, Oswego County, N.Y., April 16, 1851; attended the…
COYLE, William Radford, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Washington, D.C., July 10, 1878; attended the public schools, and Columbian College (now George Washington University),…
