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Presley, Elvis

(Encyclopedia) Presley, Elvis (Elvis Aaron Presley), 1935–77, American popular singer, b. Tupelo, Miss. Exposed to gospel music…

TV Facts and Figures

by Beth Rowen Related Links Broadcasting TimelineEntertainment BiographiesEmmy Awards Do you ever keep track of how much time you spend watching television? Try it-you…

Bancroft

(Encyclopedia) Bancroft, village, SE Ont., Canada, on the York River. Its industries include milling, quarrying, dairying, lumbering, and tourism. The…

Teri Hatcher

actressBorn: 12/8/1964Birthplace: Sunnyvale, California Until 2004 when she became one of ABC's Desperate Housewives (for which she won a Golden Globe), Hatcher was best known for her portrayal of…

Cockpit Country

(Encyclopedia) Cockpit Country, hilly region on the plateau of Jamaica, c.200 sq mi (520 sq km), W central Jamaica. Composed of limestone rock, the region has many sink holes, caverns, and…

Ezel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) EzelEzelēˈzəl [key], in the Bible, rock where David said farewell to Jonathan.

East Moline

(Encyclopedia) East Moline East Moline mōlēnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 20,393), Rock Island co., NW Ill., a suburb of…

gneiss

(Encyclopedia) gneissgneissnīs [key], coarse-grained, imperfectly foliated, or layered, metamorphic rock. Gneiss is characterized by alternating light and dark bands differing in mineral composition…

Moline

(Encyclopedia) MolineMolinemōlēnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 43,202), Rock Island co., NW Ill., on the Mississippi River, in a coal area; inc. 1848. It is a transportation and industrial center, and has…

Little Richard

(Encyclopedia) Little Richard, 1935–2020, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded such tunes as “Tutti Frutti…