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Martin, Glenn Luther
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Glenn Luther, 1886–1955, American aviation pioneer, b. Macksburg, Iowa. Martin built his first airplane in 1909, and in 1912 set the world over-water record, flying from…Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1902–74, American aviator
(Encyclopedia) Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1902–74, American aviator who made the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight, b. Detroit; son of Charles A. Lindbergh (1859–1924). He left the Univ. of…Walt Whitman: From Paumanok Starting I Fly Like a Bird
From Paumanok Starting I Fly Like a BirdFrom Paumanok starting I fly like a bird, Around and around to soar to sing the idea of all, To the north betaking myself to sing there arctic songs,…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: His Fly-Speck Majesty
The Seeker and the Sought The Pugilist's Diet His Fly-Speck Majesty A DISTINGUISHED Advocate of Republican Institutions was seen pickling his shins in the ocean. "Why don't you…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Dying ("I heard a fly buzz")
by EmilyDickinsonXLVXLVIIDying Dying I heard a fly buzz when I died; The stillness round my form Was like the stillness in the air Between the heaves of storm. The eyes beside had…airline industry
(Encyclopedia) airline industry, the business of transporting paying passengers and freight by air along regularly scheduled routes, typically by airplanes but also by helicopter. Ferdinand Graf von…Zhang Yimou
(Encyclopedia) Zhang Yimou, 1951–, Chinese film director. Sentenced to forced labor during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) because his father had been an officer in Chiang Kai-shek's army, he then…Rutan, Burt
(Encyclopedia) Rutan, Burt (Elbert Leander Rutan)Rutan, Burtr&oomacr;ˈtăn [key], 1943–, American aerospace engineer, b. Portland, Oreg., grad. California Polytechnic Univ. (B.S. 1965). From 1965…caviar
(Encyclopedia) caviar or caviarecaviarkăvˈēär [key], the roe (eggs) of various species of sturgeon prepared as a piquant table delicacy. The ovaries of the fish are beaten to loosen the eggs, which…albatross
(Encyclopedia) albatrossalbatrossălˈbətrôs [key], common name for sea birds of the order of tube-nosed swimmers (Procellariiformes), which includes petrels, shearwaters, and fulmars. The wandering…Trending
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