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photosphere
(Encyclopedia) photosphere, luminous, apparently opaque layer of gases that forms the visible surface of the sun or any other star. The photosphere lies between the dense interior gases and the more…Penobscot, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) PenobscotPenobscotpənŏbˈskŏt [key], river, 350 mi (563 km) long, rising in numerous lakes in central Maine and flowing generally east in four branches, uniting, then flowing S into…Banking in the United States
Here are key moments in the history of U.S. banking 1781 The first U.S. commerical bank is incorporated in Philadelphia, the Bank of North America. 1791 The First Bank of the United…Peter Stone 2003 Deaths
Peter StoneAge: 73 playwright and screenwriter who was the first scribe to win an Oscar, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. His credits include Broadway's 1776 and the films Father Goose and…Wallace Terry 2003 Deaths
Wallace TerryAge: 65 black journalist who covered the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War for the Washington Post and TIME magazine. His 1984 book Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam…Classical Mythology: Exile and Triumphant Return
Exile and Triumphant ReturnClassical MythologyEven the Wisest Cannot See: Oedipus the KingExile and Triumphant ReturnHail the Conquering HeroA Tainted Legacy: The Curse of Oedipus The only son of…Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus
(Encyclopedia) Heckewelder, John Gottlieb ErnestusHeckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestushĕkˈəvĕldər [key], 1743–1823, Moravian missionary in the United States, b. Bedford, England. Settling (1754) in…local area network
(Encyclopedia) local area network (LAN), a computer network dedicated to sharing data among several single-user workstations or personal computers, each of which is called a node. A LAN can have from…Newport Jazz Festival
(Encyclopedia) Newport Jazz Festival, annual summer music festival, probably the best known of all such festivals, held at Newport, R.I. Originally sponsored by Newport socialites Mr. and Mrs. Louis…Tampico
(Encyclopedia) TampicoTampicotämpēˈkō [key], city (1990 pop. 272,690), Tamaulipas state, E Mexico, on the Pánuco River, a few miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Rivaling Veracruz as Mexico's most…Trending
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