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Bonnie and Clyde
(Encyclopedia) Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, 1910–34, b. Rowena, Tex., and Clyde Barrow, 1909–34, b. Tellice, Tex., notorious American criminals during the Great Depression. Joining forces in 1932…searchlight
(Encyclopedia) searchlight, device, usually swiveled, using a lens and reflecting surface to direct a powerful beam of light of nearly parallel rays. In 1892 such apparatus was used along the English…Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
(Encyclopedia) Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), first U.S. public railroad, chartered in 1827 by a group of Baltimore businessmen to regain trans-Allegheny traffic lost to the newly opened…Qingdao
(Encyclopedia) QingdaoQingdaochĭngˈdouˈ [key] or TsingtaoTsingtaotsĭngˈtouˈ, chĭngˈdouˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,584,100), SE Shandong prov., E China, on the Yellow Sea. With an excellent ice-…Moore, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Michael, 1954–, American documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, b. Flint, Mich. A highly personal, populist, and frequently controversial and polarizing documentary…November 2016: Car, Knife Attack at Ohio State University
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of November 2016. 1. Two Police Officers Killed in Iowa in Separate Attacks 2.…<i >Parents Magazine</i> and AAA Best Cars for Families, 2005
EconomyHonda CivicMazda3Scion XBSedansChrysler 300Honda AccordToyota CamryStation WagonsFord FreestyleMazda6Subaru Legacy/OutbackSport Utility Vehicles (SUVs)Dodge DurangoVolvo XC90Nissan…1996 and 1997 Race Car Formula One Point Standings
Official Top 10 Formula One World Championship point leaders for 1996 and unofficial Top 10 point leaders for 1997 (through Oct. 11). Points awarded for places 1 through 6 only (i.e., 10-6-4-3-2-1…Car Theft by Top Ten U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 2005
RankMetropolitan Statistical AreaVehicles stolenRate11.Modesto, Calif.7,0711,418.802.Las Vegas/Paradise, Nev.22,4651,360.903.Stockton, Calif.7,5861,167.304.Phoenix/Mesa/Scottsdale, Ariz.41,…brake, in technology
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Shoe brake CE5 Disk brake brake, in technology, device to slow or stop the motion of a mechanism or vehicle. The vacuum brake system, or vacuum brake, depends upon the use…