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Lockerbie
(Encyclopedia) LockerbieLockerbielŏkˈərbē [key], village (1991 pop. 3,892), Dumfries and Galloway, S Scotland, site of a 1988 airplane crash. On Dec. 21, 1988, a New York–bound Pan Am Boeing 747…Little Entente
(Encyclopedia) Little EntenteLittle Ententeäntäntˈ [key], loose alliance formed in 1920–21 by Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia. Its specific purposes were the containment of Hungarian…melanin
(Encyclopedia) melaninmelaninmĕlˈənĭn [key], water-insoluble polymer of various compounds derived from the amino acid tyrosine. It is one of two pigments found in human skin and hair and adds brown…Fair Labor Standards Act
(Encyclopedia) Fair Labor Standards Act or Wages and Hours Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 to establish minimum living standards for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate…Bentham, Jeremy
(Encyclopedia) Bentham, Jeremy, 1748–1832, English philosopher, jurist, political theorist, and founder of utilitarianism. Educated at Oxford, he was trained as a lawyer and was admitted to the bar,…Roger Shattuck 2005 Deaths
Roger ShattuckAge: 82 writer, editor, and scholar whose works ranged from Marcel Proust and a study on the development of human intelligence. He won a National Book Award for his 1974…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Julian and Maddalo Overview
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Rosalind and Helen Prometheus Unbound Julian and Maddalo Preface Julian and Maddalo Cancelled Fragments of Julian and Maddalo Note by Mrs. ShelleyWorld's oldest tree
The Question: What's the world's most long-living tree? The Answer: That title goes to the bristlecone pine in and around California. The…Modern Olympic Symbols and Traditions
Flames, doves, oaths, and more Closing ceremonies in Nagano, Japan. Related Links 2022 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics Encyclopedia:…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Variation of the Song of the Moon
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: Rome and NatureCancelled Stanza of the Mask of AnarchyVariation of the Song of the Moon Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 1st edition…Trending
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