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Scandinavian art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Scandinavian art and architecture, works of art and structures created in the Scandinavian area of Europe. The Swedish sculptor Carl Milles, who worked extensively in the United…Spassky, Boris
(Encyclopedia) Spassky, Boris, 1937–, Soviet chess champion. A child prodigy, he became an international master at the age of 16 and in 1955, at age 18, he became an international grand master.…dementia
(Encyclopedia) dementiadementiadĭmĕnˈshə [key] [Lat.,=being out of the mind], progressive deterioration of intellectual faculties resulting in apathy, confusion, and stupor. In the 17th cent. the…Science Discoveries 2000
Ice Age fashions, snakes with legs, and other amazing discoveries by Otto Johnson More amazing discoveries...IntroductionIce Age Haute CoutureAntisocial Brain Tissue DeficitNew Orleans, the New…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-…Brodie, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Brodie, Bernard, 1910–78, American military strategist, b. Chicago. Brodie edited The Absolute Weapon (1946), the first book on nuclear strategy, and was a strategic theorist at the…Katarina Witt
Near-flawless technique and charismatic style by Mike Morrison Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Figure SkatingMemorable Moments Sonja HenieDorthy…Gretzky, Wayne
(Encyclopedia) Gretzky, Wayne (Wayne Douglas Gretzky), 1961–, Canadian ice hockey player, b. Brantford, Ont. He played with the Edmonton Oilers (1978–88), Los Angeles Kings (1988–96), St. Louis Blues…Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
(Encyclopedia) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, SE Alaska, near Juneau. The park (3,224,840 acres/1,305,603 hectares) and the preserve (58,406 acres/23,646 hectares) were established in 1925…Dworkin, Andrea
(Encyclopedia) Dworkin, Andrea, 1946–2019, American feminist writer and activist, b. Camden, N.J., B.A. Bennington College, 1968. A fierce opponent of pornography and of violence against women, she…Trending
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