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DK Earth: Continents

HAVE EARTH’S CONTINENTS ALWAYS LOOKED THE SAME?WHY DO EARTH’S CONTINENTS MOVE? BIOGRAPHY: ALFRED LOTHAR WEGENER GERMAN, 1880–1930 TECTONIC PLATESFIND OUT MOREDry land covers just under one-third of…

Anthropologist

People in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by Category Adams, Robert McCormick, Jr., American anthropologist Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, American anthropologist and historian Bastian,…

André, Brother

(Encyclopedia) André, BrotherAndré, BrotheräNdrāˈ, änˈ– [key], 1845–1937, Canadian Roman Catholic mystic, b. St. Grégoire d'Iberville, Que. His secular name was Alfred Bissette, Bassette, or Bessette…

Runyon, Damon

(Encyclopedia) Runyon, Damon (Alfred Damon Runyon), 1884–1946, American short story writer and journalist, b. Manhattan, Kans. He is best known for his humorous stories—written in a picturesque,…

Ben Raeburn

publisher Raeburn owned Horizon Press from 1953 to 1984 and published a roster of distinguished writers, including Irving Howe, Alfred Kazin, and Oriana Fallaci. He produced the complete works of…

Homer Earl CAPEHART, Congress, IN (1897-1979)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1963Party: RepublicanCAPEHART, Homer Earl, a Senator from Indiana; born in Algiers, Pike County, Ind., June 6, 1897; attended the public schools; during the First…

Tallulah Bankhead

actressBorn: 1/31/1903Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama Known for her throaty, seductive voice and witty repartee, she starred on stage in The Little Foxes (1939), The Skin of Our Teeth (1943), and…

Mystery Initials

Full names of famous authorstracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether S. E. Hinton is a man or a woman? It used to be common…