The following table lists the ten least livable states in the U.S., according to 2007 and 2008 rank. To determine a state's livability rating, each state's rankings in 44 categories were…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1979Party: DemocratSPARKMAN, John Jackson, a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born on a farm near Hartselle, Morgan County, Ala., December 20, 1899;…
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Montana
Member Name Birth-Death ANDERSON, LeRoy Hagen 1906-1991 AYERS, Roy Elmer 1882-1955 BATTIN, James Franklin 1925-1996…
Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Japanese aikido, from words meaning "mutual spirit art." bonsai, meaning "bowl plant." futon, a type of mattress. geisha, from gei, meaning…
(Encyclopedia) coast protection, methods used to protect coastal lands from erosion. Beaches can exist only where a delicate dynamic equilibrium exists between the amount of sand supplied to the…
(Encyclopedia) Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848–1909, American railroad executive, b. Hempstead, N.Y.; father of William Averell Harriman. He became a stockbroker in New York City and soon entered the…
(Encyclopedia) americiumamericiumămərĭˈshēəm [key], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Am; at. no. 95; mass no. of most stable isotope 243; m.p. about 1,175℃; b.p. about 2,600…
(Encyclopedia) Gates, Horatio, c.1727–1806, American Revolutionary general, b. Maldon, Essex, England. Entering the British army at an early age, he fought in America in the French and Indian War and…
(Encyclopedia) beat generation, term applied to certain American artists and writers who were popular during the 1950s. Essentially anarchic, members of the beat generation rejected traditional…
