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1998 Election Outlook, Part 2
Turnout on the Decline According to the Federal Election Commission, in 1994 only 16.6 percent of eligible voters age 18-20 voted, while 61.3 percent of those age 65 and older cast their…Joel Thomas BROYHILL, Congress, VA (1919-2006)
BROYHILL Joel Thomas , a Representative from Virginia; born in Hopewell, Prince George County, Va., November 4, 1919; attended the public schools, Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union, Va., and…Niagara Falls, waterfall, United States and Canada
(Encyclopedia) Niagara Falls, in the Niagara River, W N.Y. and S Ont., Canada; one of the most famous spectacles in North America. The falls are on the international line between the cities of…basalt
(Encyclopedia) basaltbasaltbəsôltˈ, băsˈôlt [key], fine-grained rock of volcanic origin, dark gray, dark green, brown, reddish, or black in color. Basalt is an igneous rock, i.e., one that has…Remaining First Round Predictions (#14–29)
14. Houston Rockets Rashard Lewis, F, 6'10 (Elsik H.S.) Just like Doleac was, Lewis is a lock at this position. Most teams wouldn't gamble this early on him, but he is a hometown boy with a…Khorugh
(Encyclopedia) KhorughKhorughkhərôkˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 20,318), capital of Gorno-Badakhshan, E Tajikistan, in the Pamir. Khorugh produces shoes, metal goods, building materials, and processed…Niobrara
(Encyclopedia) NiobraraNiobraranīəbrârˈə [key], river, c.430 mi (690 km) long, rising in the High Plains, E Wyo., and flowing E across N Nebraska to the Missouri River on Nebraska's northeast border…Hunter, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Hunter, Robert, d. 1734, royal governor of New York and New Jersey (1709–19), b. Ayrshire, Scotland. His administration was notably successful. He maintained a vigorous campaign…Kalam, A. P. J. Abdul
(Encyclopedia) Kalam, A. P. J. Abdul (Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam), 1921–2015, Indian scientist and political leader, studied St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli (grad. 1954), Madras…Rainwater, James
(Encyclopedia) Rainwater, James, 1917–86, American physicist, Ph.D. Columbia, 1946. After working on the Manhattan Project as a student during World War II, he became a professor of physics at…Trending
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