(Encyclopedia) Blades, RubénBlades, Rubénr&oomacr;bānˈ bläˈᵺās [key], 1948–, Panamanian singer, songwriter, band leader, and actor. He is a graduate (1972) of the Univ. of Panama law school and…
(Encyclopedia) schistschistshĭst [key], metamorphic rock having a foliated, or plated, structure called schistosity in which the component flaky minerals are visible to the naked eye. Schists are…
(Encyclopedia) Prince, 1958–2016, American singer and songwriter, b. Minneapolis, Minn., as Prince Rogers Nelson. Biracial, slim, and sexily androgynous, he was an electrifying performer who composed…
HOW DOES EROSION HAPPEN? LANDSLIDESFIND OUT MOREErosion is the wearing down and the carrying away of the Earth’s rock by the action of wind and moving water. Erosion happens fastest on steep…
The history of the funnies in America
by Shmuel Ross and Jennie Wood
1800s ⢠1900â1919 ⢠1920s ⢠1930s ⢠1940s ⢠1950s ⢠1960s ⢠1970s ⢠1980s ⢠1990s ⢠2000s ⢅
News ofthe World While bloody wars broke out in Kosovo and Chechnya, the possiblity of peace in the Middle East and Northern Ireland grew more palpable. News ofthe NationHandguns became…
ROBINSON, Tommy Franklin, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Little Rock, Ark., March 7, 1942; graduated from Little Rock High School, Little Rock, Ark., 1959; B.A., University of Little…
TYPES OF FOSSILBIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM SMITH British, 1769-1839FOSSILIZATIONFIND OUT MOREFossils are the remains or traces of an animal or plant that are preserved in rock. They come in many forms,…
