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Arthur Edson Blair MOODY, Congress, MI (1902-1954)
Senate Years of Service: 1951-1952 Party: Democrat MOODY Arthur Edson Blair , a Senator from Michigan; born in New Haven, Conn., February 13, 1902; attended the public schools in Providence, R.I…Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005
Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2005 Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (U.T.) and may start a day earlier or later depending on your time zone. Apr. 8. Annular-total…megalithic monument
(Encyclopedia) megalithic monumentmegalithic monumentmĕgəlĭthˈĭk [key] [Gr.,=large stone], in archaeology, a construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size; it is…Iron Age
(Encyclopedia) Iron Age, period in the development of industry that begins with the general use of iron and continues into modern times. In Asia, Egypt, and Europe it was preceded by the Bronze Age.…Anglo-Saxons
(Encyclopedia) Anglo-Saxons, name given to the Germanic-speaking peoples who settled in England after the decline of Roman rule there. They were first invited by the Celtic King Vortigern, who needed…Silurian period
(Encyclopedia) Silurian periodSilurian periodsĭl&oobreve;rˈēən, sī– [key] [from the Silures, ancient tribe of S Wales, where the period was first studied; named by the British geologist R. I.…Celt
(Encyclopedia) CeltCeltkĕlt, sĕlt [key] or KeltCeltkĕlt [key]. 1 One who speaks a Celtic language or who derives ancestry from an area where a Celtic language was spoken; i.e., one from Ireland, the…Brewer's: Round Numbers
(In). In whole numbers, without regarding the fractions. Thus we say the population of the British Isles is forty millions in round numbers, and that of London four millions (1895). The…Brewer's: Herring-pond
(The). The British Channel; the Atlantic, which separates America from the British Isles; the sea between Australasia and the United Kingdom, are all so called. “He'll plague you now he's…Brewer's: Gulf Stream
The stream which issues from the Gulf of Mexico, and extends over a range of 3,000 miles, raising the temperature of the water through which it passes, and of the lands against which it…Trending
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