People who have a common language, race, religion, or cultural background are considered to be an ethnic group.Aborigines The native hunters and food gatherers of Australia are called aborigines,…
Foot-and-mouth Disease FAQBasics about the highly contagious disease
by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco What is foot-and-mouth disease?
Identified in 1897, foot-and-mouth disease is an…
(Encyclopedia) Turner Valley, village (1991 pop. 1,352), SW Alta., Canada, at the foot of the Rocky Mts., on the Sheep River, SW of Calgary. It is in the center of the Turner Valley oil and natural…
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1933Party: DemocratKENDRICK, John Benjamin, a Senator from Wyoming; born near Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Tex., September 6, 1857; attended the public schools…
(Encyclopedia) Bakewell, Robert, 1725–95, English livestock breeder and agriculturist. He successfully bred livestock for meat rather than appearance, developing new breeds, which included the…
COLTON, Don Byron, a Representative from Utah; born near Mona, Juab County, Utah, September 15, 1876; moved with his parents to Uintah County, Utah, in 1879; attended the public schools and…
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1905Party: DemocratGIBSON, Paris, a Senator from Montana; born in Brownfield, Oxford County, Maine, July 1, 1830; attended the common schools and the Fryeburg…
(Encyclopedia) Lammermuir HillsLammermuir Hillslămərmy&oomacr;rˈ, lămˈərmy&oomacr;r [key], range of hills, East Lothian and Scottish Borders, SE Scotland. Meikle Says Law (1,749 ft/533 m) is…
