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Sun Yat-sen

(Encyclopedia) Sun Yat-senSun Yat-sens&oomacr;n yät-sĕn [key], Mandarin Sun Wen, 1866–1925, Chinese revolutionary. He was born near Guangzhou into a farm-owning family. He attended (1879–82) an…

Impeachments of Federal Officials

Source: Congressional Directory The procedure for the impeachment of federal officials is detailed in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution. The Senate has…

New Castle

(Encyclopedia) New Castle. 1 City (1990 pop. 4,837), New Castle co., N Del., on the Delaware River. Mineral, metal, food, paper, and gypsum products are among its varied manufactures. It is also a…

1962 Academy Awards

The 1962 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureLawrence of Arabia, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia)The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck,…

Freedom Riders

(Encyclopedia) Freedom Riders, American civil-rights demonstrators who engaged (1961) in nonviolent protests against segregation of public interstate buses and terminals in the South. From the 1940s…

woodpecker

(Encyclopedia) woodpecker, common name for members of the Picidae, a large family of climbing birds found in most parts of the world. Woodpeckers typically have sharp, chisellike bills for pecking…

Football Hall of Fame: Players

Abell, Earl—Colgate, 1915Agase, Alex—Purdue/Illinois, 1946Agganis, Harry—Boston Univ., 1952Albert, Frank—Stanford, 1941Aldrich, Chas. (Ki)—Texas Christian, 1938Aldrich, Malcolm—Yale,…

Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses

// Cite Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists Jump to a category: AstronomersAstrophysicistsChemistsPhysicists Astronomers Adams, John Couch Al-…

Charlotte's Web

Spotlight on the popular children's book by Holly Hartman Related Links Charlotte's Web Book Quiz Charlotte's Web Quotes Quiz Charlotte's Web Hangman Other Animal Books Stuart…