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(Encyclopedia) rock music, type of music originating in the United States in the mid-1950s and increasingly popular throughout much of the world. A turning point in rock music occurred in the…igneous rock
(Encyclopedia) igneous rock: see rock.Glens Falls
(Encyclopedia) Glens Falls, city (2020 pop. 14,830), Warren co., E central N.Y., in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts. and on the Hudson River;…Inkerman
(Encyclopedia) InkermanInkermanĭngˈkərmən, Rus. ēnkĭrmänˈ [key], eastern suburb of Sevastopol, S Crimea. In 1854, French and British troops defeated the Russian forces at Inkerman in the Crimean War…Aeolus
(Encyclopedia) AeolusAeolusēˈələs [key], in Greek mythology. 1 The wind god. He lived on the island of Aeolia, where he kept the winds in a cave. 2 Son of Hellen and ancestor of the Aeolian branch of…rock carvings and paintings
(Encyclopedia) rock carvings and paintings, designs inscribed on rock surfaces and huge stone monuments in many parts of the world by prehistoric or preindustrial peoples. They have been found on…How Old Is the Grand Canyon?
The Grand Canyon may be 10 million years older than we thought by Liz Olson Visit our Grand Canyon Slideshow.Photo of the Grand Canyon courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith…Cave JOHNSON, Congress, TN (1793-1866)
JOHNSON Cave , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Robertson County, Tenn., January 11, 1793; pursued an academic course and attended Cumberland College, Nashville, Tenn.; studied law; was…Brewer's: Cave ne literas Bellerophontis adferras
Take care that the letter you carry is not a warrant for your death. (See page 121, col. 1, Bellerophon.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cave of Achadh…Matera
(Encyclopedia) MateraMateramätĕˈrä [key], city (1991 pop. 54,919), capital of Matera prov., in Basilicata, S Italy, in the Apennines. It is an agricultural and industrial center with woolen textile…Trending
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