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Fitzgerald, Ella
(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917–96, American jazz singer, b. Newport News, Va. Probably the most celebrated jazz vocalist of her generation, Fitzgerald was reared in Yonkers, N.Y., moving after…Notre-Dame de Paris
(Encyclopedia) Notre-Dame de ParisNotre-Dame de Parisnôˈtrə-däm də pärēˈ [key] [Fr.,=Our Lady of Paris], cathedral church of Paris, a noble achievement of early Gothic architecture in France. It…Ryder, Albert Pinkham
(Encyclopedia) Ryder, Albert Pinkham, 1847–1917, American painter, b. New Bedford, Mass. In 1867 his family moved to New York City. There he studied with W. E. Marshall, the engraver, and at the…Bingham, Hiram, 1875–1956, American archaeologist, historian, and statesman
(Encyclopedia) Bingham, Hiram, 1875–1956, American archaeologist, historian, and statesman, b. Honolulu; son of Hiram Bingham (1831–1908). He was educated at Yale (B.A., 1898), the Univ. of…Wyler, William
(Encyclopedia) Wyler, William, 1902–1981, American film director, producer, and writer, b. Mülhausen, Germany (now Mulhouse, France) as Willi Wilder. He came to the United States (1920) at the…Cuvier, Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Cuvier, Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, BaronCuvier, Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baronzhôrzh lāôpôldˈ krātyăNˈ frādārēkˈ dägôbĕrˈ bärôNˈ küvyāˈ [key], 1769–…Taylor, James Vernon
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, James Vernon, 1948-, American singer-songwriter, b. Boston, Ma. Taylor was born in Boston but raised in Chapel Hill, N.C. As a…air navigation
(Encyclopedia) air navigation, science and technology of determining the position of an aircraft with respect to the surface of the earth and accurately maintaining a desired course (see navigation…Westminster Abbey
(Encyclopedia) Westminster Abbey, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery (closed in 1539) in London. One of England's most important Gothic structures, it is also a national shrine.…Intermediate-Level Science Projects: Can Water Make a Bottle Rocket Fly Higher?
Can Water Make a Bottle Rocket Fly Higher?Intermediate-Level Science ProjectsPhysical ScienceCan Water Make a Bottle Rocket Fly Higher?Downhill Discoveries We think of rockets as being fairly…Trending
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