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marsupial

(Encyclopedia) marsupialmarsupialmärs&oomacr;ˈpēəl [key], member of the order Marsupialia, or pouched mammals. With the exception of the New World opossums and an obscure S American family (…

2006 Academy Awards

The 2006 Academy Awards were presented February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture Babel   The Departed   Letters from Iwo Jima   Little Miss Sunshine   The Queen…

Selected Comedians

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello See also Women Comediennes People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies Movie Awards Biographies by…

The Armenian Genocide of 1915

100 years later, some still refuse to acknowledge a genocide occurred in Armenia Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, ArmeniaRelated Links Armenia Profile Turkey Profile…

Mike LEE, Congress, UT (1971)

Senate Years of Service: 2011-Party: RepublicanLEE, Mike, a Senator from Utah; born in Mesa, Ariz., June 4, 1971; graduated Brigham Young University, B.A., 1994; graduated Brigham Young…

Barack Obama

U.S. President Born: Aug. 4, 1961 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Nov. 4, 2008, prevailing over Arizona Senator John McCain.…

DK Science: Animals Growing Up

POUCH BABYCICHLID FISHWOODLICE EXOSKELETONWILDEBEESTBLUE TIT NESTLINGSLOGGERHEAD TURTLE HATCHLINGSELEPHANTSFIND OUT MOREAs animals grow they can change in both their form and their behaviour.…

DK Science: Reproduction

CROCODILE EGGSROLE REVERSALASEXUAL BUDDINGLIVE YOUNGFERTILIZATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimals reproduce in one of two ways. In asexual reproduction, animals produce young, which are identical to…

Dudley, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Dudley, Thomas, 1576–1653, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. England. As a young man he served as a clerk and later as steward to the earl of Lincoln. In 1630 he emigrated to…

Dane, Clemence

(Encyclopedia) Dane, Clemence, pseud. of Winifred Ashton, 1888–1965, English novelist and playwright. She was an artist, teacher, and actress before she turned to writing. Her first novel, A Regiment…