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Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky.

Mayor: Greg Fischer (to Jan. 2019) 2010 census population (rank)1: 597,337 (27); % change: n.a.; Male: 289,236 (48.4%); Female: 308,101 (51.6%); White: 421,439 (70.6%); Black: 136,705 (22.9%);…

DK Science: What Is A Dinosaur?

GiganotosaurusLeg bonesHip bonesForelimbsSkullsIn the middle of the 19th century, the first fossil skeletons of some extraordinary creatures were unearthed. These skeletons are of the dinosaurs –…

American Film Institute's 100 Most Thrilling Movies

The American Film Institute asked more than 1,500 members of the film community to pick the 100 most thrilling films of all time. 1. Psycho (1960…

Members of Congress: Colorado, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Colorado Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Alva Blanchard 1875-1941 ALLARD, A. Wayne 1943- ALLOTT, Gordon Llewellyn 1907-1989…

Miłosz, Czesław

(Encyclopedia) Miłosz, CzesławMiłosz, Czesławchĕsˈwäf mēˈwŏsh [key], 1911–2004, poet, essayist, and novelist, b. Szetejnie, Lithuania (then in Russia). Widely considered the greatest contemporary…

Museum of Modern Art

(Encyclopedia) Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, established and incorporated in 1929. It is privately supported. Alfred H. Barr, Jr., was its first director. Operating at first in rented…

De Niro, Robert Anthony Jr.

(Encyclopedia) De Niro, Robert Anthony, Jr., 1943-, American film actor and director, b. New York, N.Y. Both of De Niro’s parents were painters; De…

Campaign 2008

Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics Presidential Nominees Democratic Barack Obama Read Barack Obama's speech…

People Who Died in 2007

See also 2006 Deaths 2005 Deaths 2004 Deaths 2003 Deaths 2002 Deaths 2001 Deaths 2000 Deaths 1999…

DK Science: Fossil Sites

DistributionUnited StatesSouth AmericaIsle of WightSahara DesertGobi DesertAustraliaAntarcticaDinosaurs lived all over the world, but their fossilized remains are not easy to find, or even,…