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Baker, Ella Josephine
(Encyclopedia) Baker, Ella Josephine, 1903–1986, U.S. civil rights activist, b. Norfolk, Va. Ella Baker was an activist and organizer whose…Pacific, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Pacific, War of the, 1879–84, war between Chile and the allied nations, Peru and Bolivia; also called the Chile–Peruvian War. The trouble began when President Hilarión Daza of Bolivia…pion
(Encyclopedia) pionpionpīˈŏn [key] or pi meson, lightest of the meson family of elementary particles. The existence of the pion was predicted in 1935 by Hideki Yukawa, who theorized that it was…Fundamental Orders
(Encyclopedia) Fundamental Orders, in U.S. history, the basic law of the Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662, formally adopted (Jan. 14, 1639) by representatives from the towns of Hartford,…German Confederation
(Encyclopedia) CE5 German Confederation (1815) German Confederation, 1815–66, union of German states provided for at the Congress of Vienna to replace the old Holy Roman Empire, which had been…Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
(Encyclopedia) Triple Alliance and Triple EntenteTriple Alliance and Triple Ententeäntäntˈ [key], two international combinations of states that dominated the diplomatic history of Western Europe from…Menacing Monster Guide
/* /*]]>*/ by David Johnson Monster Mania! Halloween Tricksters and TreatsQuiz: MonstersMonster JokesMonsters and Imaginary BeastsThe Terrifying Truth about Dracula Top 10 All-Time…Ralph Waldo Emerson: May-Day
May-DayDaughter of Heaven and Earth, coy Spring, With sudden passion languishing, Teaching Barren moors to smile, Painting pictures mile on mile, Holds a cup with cowslip-wreaths, Whence a…mucopolysaccharide
(Encyclopedia) mucopolysaccharidemucopolysaccharidemy&oomacr;ˌkəpŏlēsăkˈərīd [key], class of polysaccharide molecules, also known as glycosaminoglycans, composed of amino-sugars chemically linked…neutron
(Encyclopedia) neutron, uncharged elementary particle of slightly greater mass than the proton. It was discovered by James Chadwick in 1932. The stable isotopes of all elements except hydrogen and…Trending
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