(Encyclopedia) shadbush,&sp;Juneberry, or serviceberry, any species of the genus Amelanchier of the family Rosaceae (rose family), chiefly North American shrubs or trees conspicuous in the early…
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Rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos
mallow, common name for members of the Malvaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs distributed over most of the world and especially abundant in…
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(Encyclopedia) Musial, Stanley FrankMusial, Stanley Frankmy&oomacr;ˈzēəl [key], 1920–2013, American baseball player, b. Donora, Pa. At 17 he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National…
ironmaster, glassmakerBorn: 5/13/1729 Birthplace: Cologne, Germany He emigrated to Philadelphia in 1750, and established iron forges in Lancaster and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania. Profits from the…
actress, directorBorn: 4/26/1961Birthplace: Shanghai, China Chen has found critical and commercial success in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and China. Her film career began in China, at age 14, when she…
