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Lane Allen EVANS, Congress, IL (1951)

EVANS, Lane Allen, a Representative from Illinois; born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., August 4, 1951; attended Sacred Heart School, Rock Island, Ill.; graduated from Alleman High…

Chuck Berry

songwriter, guitaristBorn: 10/19/1926Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Singer, songwriter and guitarist who was a pioneer in the development of rock music. His recordings, known for their witty…

DK Science: Earthquakes

FAULTSEISMOLOGYFIND OUT MOREEarthquakes are caused by movements of the giant tectonic plates that form Earth’s crust. SEISMOLOGY is the study of earthquakes. Most occur at cracks called…

DK Science: Minerals

MINERAL PROPERTIES MINERALS IN ROCK CRYSTALS FIND OUT MORE Minerals are the materials that make up the rocks of the Earth’s crust. Among thousands of different minerals, only a few,…

The Oscars

Oscars–Filmographies Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Suppporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Original Music or Comedy…

Gwalior

(Encyclopedia) Gwalior Gwalior gwäˈlēôr [key], city and former princely state, central India. Part of Madhya…

Charles, Ray

(Encyclopedia) Charles, Ray (Ray Charles Robinson), 1930–2004, African-American musician and composer, b. Albany, Ga. Blinded at age seven, he was raised in Florida and at 16 began singing in a local…

schist

(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…