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Northeast Passage
(Encyclopedia) Northeast Passage, water route along the northern coast of Europe and Asia, between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Beginning in the 15th cent., efforts were made to find a new all-…The Song of Hiawatha: The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis
Pau-Puk-Keewis The Death of Kwasind The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis Full of wrath was Hiawatha When he came into the village, Found the people in confusion, Heard of all the…The Song of Hiawatha: Vocabulary
Vocabulary Adjidau'mo, the red squirrel Ahdeek', the reindeer Ahmeek', the beaver Annemee'kee, the thunder Apuk'wa. a bulrush Baim-wa'wa, the sound of the thunder Bemah'gut, the grape-…1962 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony BennettAlbum of the YearThe First Family, Vaughn Meader (Cadence)Song of the Year“What Kind of Fool Am I,” Leslie Bricusse and…1986–1987 Emmy Awards
Outstanding Drama SeriesL.A. Law (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesBruce Willis, MoonlightingOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesSharon Gless, Cagney and LaceyOutstanding…Brewer's: Sibyls
Plato speaks of only one (the Erythraean); Martian Capella says there were two, the Erythraean and the Phrygian; the former being the famous “Cumaean Sibyl;” Solinus and Jackson, in his…Scott, Robert Falcon
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868–1912, British naval officer and antarctic explorer. He commanded two noted expeditions to Antarctica. The first expedition (1901–4), in the Discovery,…Nancy Drew: The Complete Series
Seventy years of mysteries for the girl detective by Holly Hartman The Secret of the Old Clock (1930) The Hidden Staircase (1930) The Bungalow Mystery (1930) The Mystery at Lilac Inn (1930) The…Chernobyl
(Encyclopedia) ChernobylChernobylchĭrnōˈbyēl [key], Ukr. Chornobyl, abandoned city, N Ukraine, near the Belarus border, on the Pripyat River. Ten miles (16 km) to the north, in the town of Pripyat,…Wounded Knee
(Encyclopedia) Wounded Knee, creek, rising in SW S.Dak. and flowing NW to the White River; site of the last major battle of the Indian wars. The…Trending
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