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ballad

(Encyclopedia) ballad, in literature and music, short, narrative poem or song usually relating a single, dramatic event. Two forms of the ballad are often distinguished—the folk ballad, dating from…

Peter Pan: Peter Breaks Through

The Shadow Peter Breaks Through All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was…

Great Escapes: Famous Prison Breaks

Have you ever been fascinated by daring prison escapes? Do you think breaking out of a maximum-security prison is even possible? Test your knowledge on famous prison breaks and their incredible…

Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462 (table)

(Encyclopedia) Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462(including dates of rule) House of Rurik Ivan III (the Great), 1462–1505 Vasily III, 1505–33 Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1533–84 Feodor I, 1584…

Geologic Timescale (table)

(Encyclopedia) Geologic Timescale Era Period Epoch Approximate duration (millions of years) Approximate number of years ago (millions of years) Cenozoic Quaternary Holocene 10,000 years ago to…

Watergate: 40 Years After the Break-in

Take a look back at the Watergate scandal, the laws passed in response to it, and key players by Beth Rowen The Watergate ComplexThe scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began more than…

Brewer's: All to break (Judges ix. 53).

“A certain woman cast a piece of millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull” does not mean for the sake of breaking his skull, but that she wholly smashed his skull. A…

Radio Frequencies (table)

(Encyclopedia) Radio Frequencies Frequency (kHz) Name Abbr. 10–30 Very low VLF 30–300 Low LF 300–3,000 Medium MF 3,000–30,000 High HF 30,000–300,000 Very high VHF 300,000–3,000,000 Ultra…