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DK Science: Microelectronics

MAKING A MICROCHIPBIOGRAPHY: ROBERT NOYCE American, 1927-1990FIND OUT MOREMicroelectronics shrinks circuits to microscopic size. It is the power behind technology from computers to mobile phones.…

Passover: Feast Without Yeast

Why are some foods kosher and others not? by Michael Morrison Passover Dates (from sundown to sundown of the following dates) 2014 — April 14–22 2015 — April 3–…

John Potter STOCKTON, Congress, NJ (1826-1900)

Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875Party: DemocratSTOCKTON, John Potter, (son of Robert Field Stockton, grandson of Richard Stockton [1764-1828], great-grandson of Richard Stockton [1730-1781…

Richard STOCKTON, Congress, NJ (1764-1828)

Senate Years of Service: 1796-1799Party: FederalistSTOCKTON, Richard, (son of Richard Stockton [1730-1781], father of Robert Field Stockton, grandfather of John Potter Stockton, and uncle of…

STOCKTON, Richard, Congress, NJ (1764-1828)

Senate Years of Service: 1796-1799 Party: Federalist STOCKTON, Richard, (son of Richard Stockton [1730-1781], father of Robert Field Stockton, and grandfather of John Potter Stockton), a…

Clothes Words

Bandannas Bandanna is the Hindu word for tie-dye. In the 1700s bandannas were imported to England from India. They were square cloths with dark red or blue backgrounds sprinkled with white or…

Jill Lynette LONG, Congress, IN (1952)

LONG, Jill Lynette, a Representative from Indiana; born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., July 15, 1952; graduated from Columbia City Joint High School, Columbia City, Ind.; B.S., Valparaiso…

Eloise in Moscow - Book Review

    Eloise in Moscow     More Impish Fun? "Oh definitely Da" by Holly Hartman   Guess what six-year-old said, "The Rolls is the only sports car I will drive in a Russian blizzard"?…

Color and Fashion

A colorful world is a world of meaning because people have always used color as symbols. Here are some of the ways fashion and color have connected.Red The Aztecs of Mexico taught the Spanish how…