(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) toothfish, common name for a genus (Dissostichus) of deep-water marine ray-finned fishes found in waters off S South America to Antarctica. The Patagonian toothfish, D. eleginoides, is…
(Encyclopedia) Richter, BurtonRichter, Burtonrĭkˈtər [key], 1931–2018, American physicist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956. A professor at Stanford, Richter…
(Encyclopedia) Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO), series of six orbiting observatories (see observatory, orbiting) launched between 1964 and 1969 by the National Aeronautics and Space…
The following table lists the title and artist of the top ten most played songs in the United States during 2013. Rank Song ArtistTotal Audience1. Blurred…
The following table lists the title and artist of the top ten most played songs in the United States during 2013. Rank Song ArtistTotal Audience1. Blurred…
Prehistoric Eggs The earliest fossil animal embryos, dating from the Precambrian era, were found by American, Taiwanese, and Chinese scientists in phosphate deposits in China's Guizhou province.…
Ancestor of Mammals Discovered The fossil skull of a 260-million-year-old sheep-sized animal was found near Williston on the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the most primitive member yet…
—Borgna BrunnerVital Stats of the Universe In one of the most important cosmological discoveries in years, NASA scientists have captured the most precise image of the universe, shedding light on…
Notable African-American Boxers
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