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Temple, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) Temple, Shirley, 1928–2014, American child film star, b. Santa Monica, Calif., as Shirley Jane Temple. She started in movies at three-and-a-half and starred in her first feature (Stand…

liquefied petroleum gas

(Encyclopedia) liquefied petroleum gas or LPG, mixture of gases, chiefly propane and butane, produced commercially from petroleum and stored under pressure to keep it in a liquid state. The boiling…

The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back

by Roy Wilkins As executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Roy Wilkins addressed the Commonwealth Club of California five weeks after…

Crowe's <i>Almost Famous</i>

Director Cameron Crowe and co-star Kate Hudson talk about groupies, the 70's, and rock-and-roll's heyday by Peter Keough This article was posted on September 11, 2000. Both the young and old…

Robert Ward JOHNSON, Congress, AR (1814-1879)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1861 Party: Democrat JOHNSON Robert Ward , a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Scott County, Ky., July 22, 1814; moved with his father to Arkansas in…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 25, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 24, 1806July 26, 1806July 25, 1806 Friday July 25th 1806. The weather still continues cold cloudy and rainy, the wind also has blown all day…

Solutré-Pouilly

(Encyclopedia) Solutré-PouillySolutré-Pouillysôlütrāˈ-p&oomacr;yēˈ [key], village (1993 est. pop. 350), Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy. It is known for its white wines. It is…

Sisyphus

(Encyclopedia) SisyphusSisyphussĭsˈĭfəs [key], in Greek mythology, son of Aeolus and founder and king of Corinth. Renowned for his cunning, he was said to have outwitted even Death. For his…