(Encyclopedia) Borglum, Gutzon (John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum)Borglum, Gutzongŭtˈsən dĕ lˈə mät bôrˈgləm [key], 1867–1941, American sculptor, b. Idaho; son of a Danish immigrant physician and…
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After There was 'Lucy'New 2.5 million-year-old ancestor found in Ethiopia by Otto Johnson 2.5 million-year-old fossils Earlier this year, a team of Ethiopian, American, and Japanese researchers…
Almost complete skeletonDinosaur toothMissing skullMummified dinosaursPalaeontologists can have a hard time finding and identifying dinosaur fossils because they are usually embedded in stone.…
WHAT WERE EARLY FORMS OF WRITING LIKE? WHERE ELSE DID PEOPLE USE PICTOGRAMS? CUNEIFORMALPHABETFIND OUT MOREWriting was invented in Mesopotamia, around 3200 BC. Cities had grown so big that people…
HOWARD, William Schley, (cousin of Augustus O. Bacon), a Representative from Georgia; born in Kirkwood, De Kalb County, Ga., June 29, 1875; attended Neelâs Academy; was a page in the State…
actress, directorBorn: 4/26/1961Birthplace: Shanghai, China Chen has found critical and commercial success in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and China. Her film career began in China, at age 14, when she…
FARQUHAR, John McCreath, a Representative from New York; born near Ayr, Scotland, April 17, 1832; attended Ayr Academy; immigrated to the United States when a boy and settled in Buffalo, N.Y…
CROWE, Eugene Burgess, a Representative from Indiana; born near Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind., January 5, 1878; attended the rural schools and Borden (Ind.) Academy; taught in county…
LEIPER, George Gray, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 3, 1786; attended the common schools; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at…
