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Black Hawk

MacataimeshekiakiakSauk leaderBorn: 1768Birthplace: Saukenuk, Ill. In the late 18th century, the Indians of the upper Mississippi Valley witnessed the replacement of the relatively sympathetic…

Top TV Programs, 2011–2012 Season

Find out which network television shows ranked in the top ten for the 2011–2012 season. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:…

Chris Carter

television writer, directorBorn: 10/13/1957Birthplace: Bellflower, California Creator of television's The X-Files, which draws on America's obsession with the occult and paranormal. The program…

Gabrielle Anwar

actressBorn: 2/4/1971Birthplace: Laleham, England As the daughter of a film producer and an English actress, you might say that the beautiful lady had little choice but to become an actress. Her…

Animal Stories

Animal Books The world beyond Charlotte's Web by Holly Hartman Since the days of Aesop's fables, animal stories have brought readers closer to the animal kingdom while…

Kaukauna

(Encyclopedia) KaukaunaKaukaunakôkôˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 11,982), Outagamie co., E Wis., on the Fox River; settled 1793, inc. 1885. The city is a processing center for cheese and other dairy…

harem

(Encyclopedia) haremharemhârˈəm [key] [Arabic], term applied to women's apartments in a Muslim household. In the ancient Arab world women enjoyed a certain amount of freedom. However, with the advent…

Hunter, William

(Encyclopedia) Hunter, William, 1718–83, Scottish physician. He was famous as a lecturer, as London's leading obstetrician, as professor of anatomy and later president of the Royal Academy of Arts,…

Pleiades, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) PleiadesPleiadesplēˈədēz, plīˈ– [key], in astronomy, famous open star cluster in the constellation Taurus; cataloged as M45. The cluster consists of some 500 stars, has a diameter of…

Top TV Programs, 2011

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