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Dust Bowl

(Encyclopedia) Dust Bowl, the name given to areas of the U.S. prairie states that suffered ecological devastation in the 1930s and then to a lesser extent in the mid-1950s. The problem began during…

ethylene

(Encyclopedia) ethyleneethyleneĕthˈəlēnˌ [key] or etheneethyleneĕthˈēn [key], H2C=CH2, a gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon. It is the simplest alkene. Ethylene is colorless, has a faint odor, and has a…

country music

(Encyclopedia) country music, American popular music form originating in the Southern and Western United States. Country music is directly descended from the folk songs, ballads, and popular songs of…

Chicago (Play)

Book: Fred Ebb and Bob FosseMusic: John KanderLyrics: Fred EbbDirector: Walter BobbieChoreography: Ann ReinkingMusic Director: Rob FisherSets: John Lee BeattyCostumes: William Ivey…

Brewer's: Burning Crown

(A). A crown of red-hot iron set on the head of regicides. He was adjudged To have his head seared with a burning crown. Tragedy of Hoffmann. (1631.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…

Punctuation: Slash and Burn

Slash and BurnPunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the PeriodThe Colon: What a…

Edward Burns Biography

Edward Burns writer, director, actor, producerBorn: 1/29/1968Birthplace: Queens, New York His low-budget debut film, The Brothers McMullen (1995), about the lives and loves of three Irish-…

George Burns Biography

George Burns(Nathan Birnbaum)actor, comedianBorn: 1/20/1896Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning actor and comedian known for the comedy routines he performed with his wife, Gracie Allen…

Portage

(Encyclopedia) PortagePortage[1,] [2] pôrˈtəj; [3] pôrˈtĭj [key]. 1 Town (1990 pop. 29,060), Porter co., NW Ind., a suburb of Gary, on Lake Michigan; inc. 1959. The town, which was once surrounded by…

tetanus

(Encyclopedia) tetanustetanustĕtˈnəs, –ənəs [key] or lockjaw, acute infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by the toxins of Clostridium tetani. The organism has a widespread…