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marble

(Encyclopedia) marble, metamorphic rock composed wholly or in large part of calcite or dolomite crystals, the crystalline texture being the result of metamorphism of limestone by heat and pressure.…

John Walter SMITH, Congress, MD (1845-1925)

Senate Years of Service: 1908-1921Party: DemocratSMITH, John Walter, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born at Snow Hill, Md., February 5, 1845; attended private schools and Union…

Weather: The Perfect Storm?

The Perfect Storm?WeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great New…

Utah State University

(Encyclopedia) Utah State University, mainly at Logan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1888, opened 1890. It publishes Utah Science, Western Historical Quarterly, and Western…

2010 Olympics: Snowboarding

U.S.-dominated crowd pleaser by Gerry Brown and Christine Frantz Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsHistory of Snowboarding2006 Olympic Results Did You Know? According to the National…

2018 Winter Olympics: Freestyle Skiing

Bringing skiing to new heights Source: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via APRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Shaun White Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics…

2018 Winter Olympics: Snowboarding

Parallel slalom gives way to big air Source: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via APRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics History of Snowboarding Ski Jumping Through the Years Shaun White…

The Caldecott Medal

For the best illustrated book; given by the American Library Association. Randolph Caldecott was a 19th-century British illustrator.1938Animals of the Bible, a Picture Book, by Helen Dean Fish,…

DK Earth: Ice

HOW DO GLACIERS FORM? WHAT ARE ICE CAPS? ICEBERG FIND OUT MOREAt the poles and on high mountains, vast areas are covered in ice—in rivers of ice called glaciers, and in layers of ice called ice…

Weather: Galveston Storm Surge

Galveston Storm SurgeWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great New…