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Georgia

Capital: Atlanta State abbreviation/Postal code: Ga./GA Governor: Nathan Deal, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Casey Cagle, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Johnny Isakson, R (…

DK Science: Seedless Plants

ANCIENT HORSETAILSFERN REPRODUCTIONFERN FRONDSMOSS REPRODUCTIONSPOREPEAT MOSSESFIND OUT MOREFerns, horsetails, mosses, and liverworts do not produce flowers or grow from seeds. The life cycles…

DK Science: Trees

WOODY TISSUEFORESTSEVERGREEN TREESDECIDUOUS TREESFIND OUT MOREThese tall, seed-producing plants live for many years and do not die in winter. Trees have a single woody stem, called a trunk,…

Penny Marshall

(Carole Penelope Masciarelli)director, actressBorn: 10/15/1942Birthplace: Bronx, New York Born into a showbiz family, the younger sister of TV producer Garry Marshall landed her first major TV role…

Rudolph KLEBERG, Congress, TX (1847-1924)

KLEBERG, Rudolph, (great uncle of Robert Christian Eckhardt, uncle of Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Sr.), a Representative from Texas; born in Cat Spring, Austin County, Tex., on June 26, 1847;…

columnist

(Encyclopedia) columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has…

Clark, Ramsey

(Encyclopedia) Clark, William Ramsey, 1927–2021, attorney general of the United States (1967–69), b. Dallas, Tex., Univ. of Texas-Austin (BA, 1949),…

Presley, Elvis

(Encyclopedia) Presley, Elvis (Elvis Aaron Presley), 1935–77, American popular singer, b. Tupelo, Miss. Exposed to gospel music…

burlesque

(Encyclopedia) burlesque burlesque bûrlĕskˈ [key] [Ital.,=mockery], form of entertainment differing from comedy…