Rankings for the 2011–2012 television season. For the first time, a sports show—Sunday Night Football—reigns supreme among adults 18–49. Rank Programs Network Rating 1. NBC Sunday Night…
This table lists the top-grossing movies of 2012. The Avengers made the most money in the United States in 2012. Rank Title Distributor Total Domestic Gross…
Here is a list of the longest suspension bridges in the United States, by main span length. Also included is the date the bridge was completed. Rank Name Location Feet Completed 1. Verrazano-…
(Encyclopedia) Maginot LineMaginot Linemăzhˈĭnō, Fr. mäzhēnōˈ [key], system of fortifications along the eastern frontier of France, extending from the Swiss border to the Belgian. It was named for…
The Importance of Being DirectGeometryTaking the Burden out of ProofsThe Law of DetachmentThe Importance of Being DirectProof by Contradiction: The Advantage of Being IndirectThe Given Information:…
American rowing championDied: January 13, 2008 (Scottsdale, Arizona) Best Known as: former American rowing champion in the 1930s Joe Burk was an American rowing…
Brooks, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Albert ,1947-, American comedian, actor, film writer, and director, b. Beverly Hills, Ca., as Albert Lawrence Einstein. Brooks…
(Encyclopedia) Layton, Irving, 1912–2006, Canadian poet, b. Romania as Israel Lazarovitch. His family emigrated to Montreal when he was an infant. He attended Macdonald College (B.Sc., 1939) and…
(Encyclopedia) Beth-shanBeth-shanbĕth-shănˈ [key] or Beth-sheanBeth-sheanbĕth-shēˈən [key], ancient town, at the meeting of the Vale of Jezreel with the Jordan valley. It was the most strategic point…
