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Carl N. Karcher Biography

hamburger entrepeneurDied: January 11, 2008 (Anaheim, California) Best Known as: founder of Carl's Jr. Drive-in Barbecue in California Founder of one of the…

Counter-Clockwise Racing

The Question: Why is it whenever we watch horse racing, whether thoroughbreds or harness racing or even car racing, why is it that all racing goes counterclockwise…

Shoulders of Giants

The Question: Who said or wrote: "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants"? The Answer: It was written-or at least…

electronic music

(Encyclopedia) electronic music or electro-acoustic music, term for compositions that utilize the capacities of electronic media for creating and altering sounds. Initially, a distinction must be…

Oxford movement

(Encyclopedia) Oxford movement, religious movement begun in 1833 by Anglican clergymen at the Univ. of Oxford to renew the Church of England (see England, Church of) by reviving certain Roman…

American Indian Quotations

American Indian Quotations compiled by Borgna Brunner Sherman AlexieSherman Alexie (1966– ) writer, filmmaker, poet (Spokane and Coeur d'Alene) interview, READ Magazine, 2003 All I try…

DK History: First Modern Humans

WHERE DID THE FIRST MODERN HUMANS LIVE? WHO WERE NEANDERTHALS AND WHY DID THEY DISAPPEAR? HOW DID MODERN HUMANS REACH OTHER AREAS? FLINT-KNAPPINGABORIGINALSFIND OUT MORE Homo sapiens sapiens…

Olympic Preview: Cycling

First Olympic Appearance: 1896 by Beth Rowen Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Bicycle RacingThe olympic cycling competition features four disciplines—Mountain biking, road…

Closest Super Bowls

On Feb. 7, 2016, the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers, 24-10, in Super Bowl 50. It was Denver's third Super Bowl win in franchise history, having previously won in 1997 and…