(Encyclopedia) StuttgartStuttgartstŭtˈgärt, –gərt [key], city (1990 pop. 10,420), a seat of Arkansas co., E central Ark.; inc. 1889. It is a trade and processing center of a rice-growing area.…
(Encyclopedia) Ewing, William Maurice, 1906–74, American oceanographer and geologist, b. Lackney, Tex., grad. Rice Institute, now Rice Univ. (B.S., 1926; M.A., 1927; Ph.D., 1931). He taught physics…
KINLOCH, Francis, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 7, 1755; educated by private tutors; went to England in 1768 and entered Eton College, from which institution…
businessman and owner of the New York YankeesBorn: 7/4/1930Birthplace: Rocky River, OhioDied: 7/13/2010 (Tampa, Fla.) George Michael Steinbrenner III started his first…
An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. In this case, "modifies" means "tells more about." An adverb tells more about how the verb is being done. Many adverbs end in "-ly."…
(Encyclopedia) NakatsuNakatsunäkäˈts&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 66,388), Oita prefecture, NE Kyushu, Japan, on the Suo Sea at the mouth of the Yamakuni River. It is a commercial center and…
(Encyclopedia) MuzaffarpurMuzaffarpurm&oobreve;zŭfˈfəräp&oobreve;r [key], city (1991 pop. 241,107), Bihar state, NE India, on the Burhi Gandak River. It is the district administrative center…
(Encyclopedia) Andong Andong änˈdŭngˈ [key], city, North Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., E South Korea. It is a railroad junction, terminus of the navigable portion of the…
