(Encyclopedia) Great Salt Plains Dam, on Salt Fork, a tributary of the Arkansas River, NW Okla., near Enid. The dam was authorized in 1936 as a federal project and completed in 1941. In a salt-…
(Encyclopedia) Athelstan or ÆthelstanÆthelstanboth: ăthˈəlstən, ăthˈĕlstän [key], d. 939, king of Wessex (924–39), son and successor of Edward the Elder. After coming to the throne, he vigorously…
Theories of DirectingMovies and FilmFilm DirectingHow to Recognize a Great DirectorTheories of DirectingThe DirectorsSome Films on Directing This section covers various theories of directing.…
Senate Years of Service: 1840-1842; 1859-1861Party: Democrat; DemocratNICHOLSON, Alfred Osborn Pope, a Senator from Tennessee; born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., August 31, 1808;…
WESTLAND, Alfred John (Jack), a Representative from Washington; born in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., December 14, 1904; attended the local schools and was graduated from the University of…
WESTLAND, Alfred John (Jack), a Representative from Washington; born in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., December 14, 1904; attended the local schools and was graduated from the University of…
(Encyclopedia) Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations,…