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Owl and the Nightingale, The

(Encyclopedia) Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic…

Carter, Gary Edmund

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Gary Edmund, 1954–2012, American baseball player, b. Culver City, Calif. A superb catcher and clutch-hitting right-handed slugger, he played in the majors for 19 years. Drafted…

Analogous Colors

Analogous (uh-NAL-uh-gus) colors sit next to each other on the color wheel. They tend to look pleasant together because they are closely related.Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh Orange, yellow-…

Where the Name Fits the Place—or Does it?

Is Greenland Green? No. Much of Greenland is covered with a thick blanket of ice. The Viking explorers called it Greenland in order to lure settlers!Is the Dead Sea Dead? Yes. There is no life in…

Major U.S. Epidemics

Here's a list of the major outbreaks in U.S history, including locations and the number of deaths. 1793Philadelphia: more than 4,000 residents died from yellow fever.1832July–Aug., New York…

Job Evans STEVENSON, Congress, OH (1832-1922)

STEVENSON, Job Evans, a Representative from Ohio; born in Yellow Bud, Ross County, Ohio, February 10, 1832; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

pigment

(Encyclopedia) pigment, substance that imparts color to other materials. In paint, the pigment is a powdered substance which, when mixed in the liquid vehicle, imparts color to a painted surface. The…

Coney Island

(Encyclopedia) Coney IslandConey Islandkōˈnē [key], beach resort, amusement center, and neighborhood of S Brooklyn borough of New York City, SE N.Y., on the Atlantic Ocean. The tidal creek that once…