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Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Steve Little Biography
Steve LittleAge: 43 University of Arkansas kicker who shares the NCAA record for longest field goal, a 67-yard boot against Texas in 1977; two-time All-American at Arkansas; set team bowl…landslide
(Encyclopedia) landslide, rapid slipping of a mass of earth or rock from a higher elevation to a lower level under the influence of gravity and water lubrication. More specifically, rockslides are…Little Faithful
Little FaithfulFor a week the amount of virtue in the old house would have supplied the neighborhood. It was really amazing, for everyone seemed in a heavenly frame of mind, and self-denial…Giant's Causeway
(Encyclopedia) Giant's Causeway, headland on the north coast of Moyle dist., N Northern Ireland, NE of Coleraine; est. as a national trust territory in 1961. Extending 3 mi (4.8 km) along the coast,…500 Songs That Shaped Rock
James Henke, chief curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the help of music writers and critics, selected 500 songs (not only rock songs) that they believe have been most…metamorphism
(Encyclopedia) metamorphism, in geology, process of change in the structure, texture, or composition of rocks caused by agents of heat, deforming pressure, shearing stress, hot, chemically active…Prince
(Encyclopedia) Prince, 1958–2016, American singer and songwriter, b. Minneapolis, Minn., as Prince Rogers Nelson. Biracial, slim, and sexily androgynous, he was an electrifying performer who composed…Palmdale
(Encyclopedia) Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake…melon
(Encyclopedia) melon, fruit of Cucumis melo, a plant of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Asia and now cultivated extensively in warm regions. There are many varieties, differing in…Trending
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