palmA hand-held computer. PCPersonal computer. Generally refers to computers running Windows with a Pentium processor.printed circuit boardPC boardPrinted Circuit board. A board printed or etched…
Mass AppealWeatherOn Another FrontMass AppealPutting Up a FrontFrontal AttackStorms on the FrontTelling What's Next Although the weather is very changeable and always seems to show great variations…
(Encyclopedia) Hardy, Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet, b. near Dorchester, one of the great English writers of the 19th cent.
The son of a stonemason, he derived a love of music from his…
(Encyclopedia) Dickens, Charles, 1812–70, English author, b. Portsmouth, one of the world's most popular, prolific, and skilled novelists.
Charles Dickens is one of the giants of English literature…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations Anzus and Defense U.S.-Australian Relations PEOPLEAustralia's aboriginal…
See Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism at Infoplease.com for the full list of winners.Meritorious Public Service1918New York Times; also special award to Minna Kewinson and Henry Beetle Hough1991Des…
Below is the composition of the 112th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2010 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
(Encyclopedia) Prime Ministers of Great Britain
Prime Minister
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Dates in Office
Sir Robert Walpole
1721–42
Earl of Wilmington
1742–43
Henry Pelham
1743–54
Duke of Newcastle
1754–56…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Maryland
Member Name Birth-Death ALBERT, William Julian 1816-1879 ALEXANDER, Robert 1740-1805 ANDREWS, William Noble 1876-…
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North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N…
