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Ate

(Encyclopedia) AteAteāˈtē [key], in Greek mythology, personification of the rash temper that leads men to folly and misfortune. She was the daughter of Zeus, who, angered by her mischief, cast her…

Fred Korematsu

activist Born: 1919Birthplace: Oakland, Calif. Korematsu was born to a Japanese-American family that owned a flower nursery. After World War II broke out, Japanese living in Pacific states were…

John Woodruff Biography

OlympianDied: Oct. 30, 2007 (Fountain Hills, Arizona) Best Known as: Olympic gold medalist in 1936 Berlin Games Olympic runner who won gold in the 800-meter race…

Amy Irving

actressBorn: 9/10/1953Birthplace: Palo Alto, California Amy Irving first appeared on screen in Stephen King's Carrie (1976) and as the only survivor of the gym conflagration was able to appear in…

Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi

activistBorn: 1918Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. An American of Japanese ancestry, Hirabayashi was a sociology student at the University of Washington in Seattle when World War II broke out. When…

Rue McClanahan Biography

actressBorn: 2/21/1934Died: 6/3/2010Best Known as: Blanche Devereaux in television series Golden Girls Eddi-Rue McClanahan made her acting debut as a precocious 4 year…

Yamagata

(Encyclopedia) Yamagata, city (1990 pop. 249,487), capital of Yamagata prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. The city produces consumer goods, computer equipment, and cast metal and is the site of Yamagata…

sintering

(Encyclopedia) sintering, process of forming objects from a metal powder by heating the powder at a temperature below its melting point. In the production of small metal objects it is often not…

Serov

(Encyclopedia) SerovSerovsyĕˈrəf [key], city (1989 pop. 104,000), E European Russia, in the eastern foothills of the Urals, on the Kakvy River. A metallurgical center, Serov produces cast iron and…