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Bennington

(Encyclopedia) Bennington, town (2020 pop. 15,333), seat of Bennington co., SW Vt.; chartered 1749, settled 1761. It includes the villages of North…

Barney Oldfield

Born: Jan. 29, 1878Auto racing pioneer drove cars built by Henry Ford; first man to drive car a mile per minute (1903).Died: Oct. 4, 1946

DK Science: Work

EFFICIENCYPOWERJOULESFIND OUT MOREScientists use the word work to describe the energy needed to do a task, by making a force move through a distance. The amount of work done is equal to the…

Arthur Tappan

merchant, philanthropist, abolitionist Born: 5/22/1786Birthplace: Northampton, Mass. After a failed attempt in the dry goods business, he and his brother Lewis founded a successful silk importing…

Christopher GORE, Congress, MA (1758-1827)

Senate Years of Service: 1813-1816Party: FederalistGORE, Christopher, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., September 21, 1758; graduated from Harvard College in 1776; studied…

The All-American Soap Box Derby

The Question: How do you build a soap box derby car from scratch without buying a kit? Can you tell me where to go for directions or pictures showing how? The…

Bremen

(Encyclopedia) Bremen Bremen brāˈmən [key], city, capital of the state of Bremen, NW Germany, on the Weser…

Loan Officer

What is this job like? Loan officers help people apply for loans. This lets people do things like buy a house or a car, or pay for college. Loan officers help businesses by loaning them money to…

The Supreme Court: Collecting Evidence

Collecting EvidenceThe Supreme CourtCollecting EvidenceSearching Your Car When You're Stopped for SpeedingUsing the Right Not to KnockFinding Marijuana with Thermal-Imaging DevicesGetting…

Entertainment Bios — L

Alan LaddDiane LaddKarl LagerfeldChristine LahtiRicki LakeVeronica LakeHedy LamarrDorothy Lamour Burt LancasterMartin LandauAnn LandersJohn LandisMichael LandonBurton LaneNathan LaneRonnie Lanek.d…