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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…

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…

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…

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…