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An American Heroine
Amelia Earhart and her Lockheed Electra Over sixty years after Amelia Earhart vanished mysteriously in the Pacific during her attempt to become the first person to circumnavigate the…Hubble's law
(Encyclopedia) Hubble's law, in astronomy, statement that the distances between galaxies (see galaxy) or clusters of galaxies are continuously increasing and that therefore the universe is expanding…Aerobatics
Aerobatics The American public may have known airplanes best for their acrobatic flying, or aerobatics, in the years immediately following the Wright brothers' flights because of large cash…The Iliad of Homer: The Battle in the River Scamander
The Battle of the Gods, and th... The Death of Hector. The Battle in the River Scamander. The Trojans fly before Achilles, some towards the town, others to the river Scamander: he…lizard
(Encyclopedia) lizard, a reptile of the order Squamata, which also includes the snake. Lizards form the suborder Sauria, and there are over 3,000 lizard species distributed throughout the world (…squirrel
(Encyclopedia) squirrel, name for small or medium-sized rodents of the family Sciuridae, found throughout the world except in Australia, Madagascar, and the polar regions; it is applied especially to…William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 1), Act IV, Scene V
Scene VThe English camp near BourdeauxEnter Talbot and John his sonTalbotO young John Talbot! I did send for thee To tutor thee in stratagems of war, That Talbot's name might be in thee…Peter Pan: When Wendy Grew Up
The Return Home When Wendy Grew Up I hope you want to know what became of the other boys. They were waiting below to give Wendy time to explain about them; and when they had counted…Fighter Planes: Lockheed Martin F-16
The world's most popular fighter plane by David Noland Lockheed Martin F-16 Specs Length: 49 ft, 5 in. Span: 32 ft, 8 in. Takeoff weight: 37,500 lbs Max speed: 1,500 mph…Famous Trains: Europe and Africa
by Mike Rozett Trans-Siberian Express 1898 Traveling between Moscow and Vladivostok, the Trans-Siberian Express makes the longest regular train trip in the world…Trending
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