(Encyclopedia) Mozart, Wolfgang AmadeusMozart, Wolfgang Amadeusmōtˈsärt, Ger. vôlfˈgäng ämädāˈ&oobreve;s mōˈtsärt [key], 1756–91, Austrian composer, b. Salzburg. Mozart represents one of the…
Notable African-American Musicians
The following list includes African-American singers, composers, rappers, pianists, and other musicians who have contributed to the world of music,…
Virginia State Facts
Entered Union: June 25, 1788 (10th State)Present constitution adopted: 1970
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Va. / VANicknames: The Old Dominion; Mother of…
(Encyclopedia) Dutch and Flemish literature, literary works written in the standard language of the Low Countries since the Middle Ages. It is conventional to use the term Dutch when referring to the…
(Encyclopedia) Roman law, the legal system of Rome from the supposed founding of the city in 753 b.c. to the fall of the Byzantine Empire in a.d. 1453; it was later adopted as the basis of modern…
(Encyclopedia) basketball, game played generally indoors by two opposing teams of five players each. Basketball was conceived in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a physical education instructor at the…
(Encyclopedia) espionageespionageĕsˈpēənäzhˌ [key], the act of obtaining information clandestinely. The term applies particularly to the act of collecting military, industrial, and political data…
(Encyclopedia) endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S…
(Encyclopedia) Southeast Asian art and architecture includes works from the geographical area including the modern countries of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Malaysia,…
