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The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…iridescence
(Encyclopedia) iridescenceiridescenceĭrˌədĕsˈəns [key], exhibition of rainbowlike colors on a surface. It usually results from interference when light composed of different wavelengths is reflected…Biwa
(Encyclopedia) BiwaBiwabēˈwä [key], lake, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 2 to 12 mi (3.2–19 km) wide, Shiga prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. The lake, shaped like the biwa, a musical instrument, is the…Bei
(Encyclopedia) BeiBeipā, bā [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, formed by the union of two headstreams in the Nanling Mts., N Guangdong prov., S China. It flows S into the Xi River, E of Guangzhou…Trobriand Islands
(Encyclopedia) Trobriand IslandsTrobriand Islandstrōˈbrēăndˌ, trōˌbrēăndˈ [key], small volcanic island group off SE New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea. Kiriwana is the largest of the group's 22…A Walk on the Moon
Director: Tony Goldwyn Writer: Pamela Gray Miramax Films; R Release: 3/99 Cast: Diane Lane, Liev Schreiber, Viggo Mortenson, Anna Paquin and Tovah Feldshuh In the eighties…Oahu
(Encyclopedia) OahuOahuōäˈh&oomacr; [key], island (1990 pop. 836,231), 593 sq mi (1,536 sq km), third largest and chief island of Hawaii, part of Honolulu co., between Molokai and Kauai. Oahu is…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: September 5, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark September 4, 1804September 6, 1804September 5, 1804 5th September 1804 Wednesday, Set out early the wind blew hard from the South as it has for…Hawaii, University of
(Encyclopedia) Hawaii, University of, at Honolulu (Manoa Campus), Hilo, and Pearl City (West Oahu Campus) with additional community college campuses; land-grant and state supported; coeducational;…Women's History Month
Women Prize Winners in Literature Women's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize Winners Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism Women Rulers of the World…Trending
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