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Indian Reorganization Act
(Encyclopedia) Indian Reorganization Act, legislation passed in 1934 in the United States in an attempt to secure new rights for Native Americans on reservations. Its main provisions were to restore…piano
(Encyclopedia) piano or pianoforte, musical instrument whose sound is produced by vibrating strings struck by felt hammers that are controlled from a keyboard. The piano's earliest predecessor was…East River
(Encyclopedia) East River, tidal strait, 16 mi (26 km) long and 600–4,000 ft (183–1,219 m) wide, connecting Upper New York Bay and Long Island Sound, New York City, and separating the boroughs of…Kayser, Heinrich Gustav Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Kayser, Heinrich Gustav JohannesKayser, Heinrich Gustav Johanneshīnˈrĭkh g&oobreve;sˈtäf yōhänˈəs kīˈzər [key], 1853–1940, German physicist. He was professor at Bonn from 1894 to…The Iliad of Homer: The Battle of the Gods, and the Acts of Achilles
The Reconciliation of Achilles... The Battle in the River Scamander. The Battle of the Gods, and the Acts of Achilles. Jupiter, upon Achilles' return to the battle, calls a council of…The Iliad of Homer: The Battle at the Grecian Wall
The Third Battle, and the Acts... The Fourth Battle Continued, i... The Battle at the Grecian Wall. The Greeks having retired into their intrenchments, Hector attempts to force them;…Jan Mayen
(Encyclopedia) Jan MayenJan Mayenyän mīˈən [key], island, c.145 sq mi (380 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean, c.300 mi (480 km) E of Scoresby Sound, E Greenland. It was annexed by Norway in 1929. The…N
(Encyclopedia) N, 14th letter of the alphabet. It is a usual symbol for a voiced alveolar (or dental) nasal, as in the English not. The diagraph ng represents a different sound, a voiced velar nasal…The Iliad of Homer: The Breach of the Truce, and the First Battle
The Duel of Menelaus and Paris. The Acts of Diomed. The Breach of the Truce, and the First Battle. The gods deliberate in council concerning the Trojan war: they agree upon the…Morricone, Ennio
(Encyclopedia) Morricone, Ennio, 1928–2020, Italian composer. Most famous for his film scores for 1960s spaghetti westerns, he also composed for comedies, historical dramas, and thrillers. Combining…Trending
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