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Bowery, the

(Encyclopedia) Bowery, theBowery, thebouˈərē, –ˈrē [key] [Dutch Bouwerie=farm], section of lower Manhattan, New York City. The Bowery, the street that gives the area its name, was once a road to the…

1965–1966 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Dramatic SeriesThe Fugitive (ABC)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic SeriesBill Cosby, I SpyOutstanding Continued Performance By an…

Marissa's Time Travel Essay

Space Travel Adventure at the Museum of Science Related Links How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay Punctuation Sentences…

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…

Science News, 2014

Major science news stories, from a plant-eating giant to our first close-up of a comet by Catherine McNiff NASA AIRS depiction of the polar vortex Related Links 2014 Year in Review…

121 of the Most Interesting Facts in the World

The planet is full of a million fun facts and interesting lists— which is handy, because the world’s population is typically full of curious individuals! That’s why Infoplease has compiled all of…

Louisiana

  Louisiana State Information Capital: Baton Rouge Official Name: State of Louisiana Organized as a territory: April 30, 1803 Entered Union (rank): April 30, 1812 (18th state) Present…

Nevada

  Nevada State Information Capital: Carson City Official Name: State of Nevada Organized as a territory/republic: March 2, 1861 Entered Union (rank): October 31, 1864 (36th state) Present…

Washington

  Capital: Olympia Official Name: The State of Washington Organized as a territory: March 2, 1853 Entered Union (rank): November 11, 1889 (42nd) Present constitution adopted: 1889 State…