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South Dakota State University

(Encyclopedia) South Dakota State University, at Brookings; land-grant support; coeducational; chartered 1883 as Dakota Agricultural College, opened 1884. In 1907 it became South Dakota State College…

Brewer's: Fan-light

(A), placed over a door, is a semicircular window with radiating bars, like the ribs of an open fan. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FanaticFan A B C D E…

Brewer's: Anne's Fan

(Queen). Your thumb to your nose and your fingers spread. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Anne's Great CaptainAnne A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…

South Dakota

(Encyclopedia) CE5 South DakotaSouth Dakotadəkōˈtə [key], state in the N central United States. It is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), and Wyoming and Montana (W…

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

(Encyclopedia) South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, at Rapid City; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1887 as Dakota School of Mines, renamed 1943. Of note are an…

North Dakota State University

(Encyclopedia) North Dakota State University, at Fargo; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1890 as North Dakota Agricultural College, achieved university status in…

hogback

(Encyclopedia) hogback, sharp-crested ridge with steep slopes on both sides, formed by the erosion of steeply tilted rock layers. Hogbacks are commonly formed along the eroded flanks of large,…

North Dakota

(Encyclopedia) CE5 North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces…

Ladd, Edwin Fremont

(Encyclopedia) Ladd, Edwin Fremont, 1859–1925, American chemist and political leader, b. Somerset co., Maine. From 1890 to 1916 he was dean of the school of chemistry and pharmacy at the North Dakota…

Shawn Fanning, 2000 News

19, former college student who invented Napster, a computer application that allows users who are logged onto one of Napster's servers to download an MP3 recording directly from another user…