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helicopter

(Encyclopedia) helicopter, type of aircraft in which lift is obtained by means of one or more power-driven horizontal propellers called rotors. When the rotor of a helicopter turns it produces…

Bowie, David

(Encyclopedia) Bowie, David, 1947–2016, British rock-and-roll singer and songwriter who successfully, merged rock, art, and fashion, b. London as David Robert Jones. After singing with five different…

Stevens

(Encyclopedia) Stevens, family of U.S. inventors. John Stevens, 1749–1838, b. New York City, was graduated from King's College (now Columbia Univ.) in 1768. He studied law (1768–71) and soon joined…

Amy Winehouse

  Troubled singer who revitalized the British music scene and paved the way for others dies. by Jennie Wood   Amy Winehouse in June 2007 Photo Credit: Rama Related Links…

Francis THOMAS, Congress, MD (1799-1876)

THOMAS, Francis, a Representative from Maryland; born in that part of Frederick County, Md., close to South Mountain, known as Merryland tract, February 3, 1799; attended St. John’s College…

Caster Semenya

Name at birth: Mokgadi Caster SemenyaFuture Olympic champion Caster Semenya was a teenage runner from a small village in South Africa when she became the center of an international brouhaha about her…

Emily Davison

Emily Wilding Davison was an English activist who died while pursuing the right to vote. On June 4, 1913, with newsreel cameras running, Davison stepped in front of King George V’s horse right in…