(Encyclopedia) Agricola (Cneius Julius Agricola)Agricolanēˈəs, əgrĭkˈələ [key], c.a.d. 40–a.d. 93, Roman general, conqueror of Britain. After a distinguished military and political career (partly in…
(Encyclopedia) Weston-super-MareWeston-super-Marewĕstˈən-s&oomacr;ˈpər-mâr [key], city (1991 pop. 60,821), North Somerset, SW England, on the Bristol Channel. It is a seaside resort with…
A New Chapter by Ann-Marie Imbornoni When Lewis published The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, he was already 50 years old and still living with Mrs. Moore and his brother, Warnie, at…
The following list names interesting caves and caverns of the world, including Aggtelek in Hungary, Blue Grotto in Italy, Kent's Cavern in England, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Wind Cave in…
First LadyBorn: 8/18/1927Birthplace: Plains, Georgia Rosalynn Smith Carter has long championed the rights of women, children, and the mentally ill. As first lady, she served as honorary chair of…
Senate Years of Service: 1987-1993Party: DemocratADAMS, Brockman (Brock), a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Atlanta, Ga., on January 13, 1927; attended the public schools…
(Encyclopedia) New Journalism, intensely subjective approach to journalistic writing prevalent in the United States during the 1960s and 70s, incorporating stylistic techniques associated with…
(Encyclopedia) Pacino, Al (Alberto Pacino)Pacino, Alpəchēˈnō [key], 1940–, American actor, b. New York City, studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Actors Studio, New York City. Known for his…
(Encyclopedia) Strauss, Robert Schwarz, 1918–2014, American lawyer and government official, b. Lockhart, Tex., grad. Univ. of Texas Law School (1941). The quintessential Washington insider and a…
(Encyclopedia) Arctic ArchipelagoArctic Archipelagoärkˈtĭk, ärˈtĭk [key], group of more than 50 large islands, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, N Canada, in the Arctic Ocean. The southernmost…
