Penguin Sweaters Cozy tops give small birds a chance by Holly Hartman Oil spills are some of the most challenging environmental disasters. These toxic spills pollute the ocean, often…
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(Encyclopedia) Dove, Arthur GarfieldDove, Arthur Garfielddŭv [key], 1880–1946, American painter, b. Canandaigua, N.Y. Early in his career he did commercial illustration in New York City. Following a…
(Encyclopedia) Kitchener, city (1991 pop. 168,282), Regional Municipality of Waterloo, S Ont., Canada, in the Grand River valley. Settled largely by Mennonites from Pennsylvania in 1806, it was known…
(Encyclopedia) fur trade, in American history. Trade in animal skins and pelts had gone on since antiquity, but reached its height in the wilderness of North America from the 17th to the early 19th…
(Encyclopedia) Eulenspiegel, TillEulenspiegel, Tilltĭl oiˈlən-shpēˌgəl [key] [Ger.,=owl-mirror, hence English Owlglass], a north German peasant clown of the 14th cent. who was immortalized in…
(Encyclopedia) Slave, river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, Northwest Territories, Canada. It comprises the middle sections of the Mackenzie River system. The river channels the waters of Lake Athabasca and…
The Question: Where was "America the Beautiful" written? My understanding is that it was written in Andover, Mass. A Phillips Academy dormitory is named "…
(Encyclopedia) Klein, Calvin RichardKlein, Calvin Richardklīn [key], 1942–, American fashion designer, b. New York City. In 1968 he established Calvin Klein Limited, which produced clothes and…
Cincinnati, OhioDesigned in 1976 by Phillip Johnson by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Pennzoil Place as one of America's…
