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luminism

(Encyclopedia) luminismluminisml&oomacr;ˈmĭnĭzˌəm [key], American art movement of the 19th cent. Luminism was an outgrowth of the Hudson River school. In its concern for capturing the effects of…

Hudson, towns, United States

(Encyclopedia) Hudson. 1 Industrial town (2020 pop. 20,092), Middlesex co., E central Mass., on the Assabet River, in an apple-growing region; settled…

World Trade Center History

Magnificent buildings graced skyline by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross World Trade Center Stats 200,000 tons of steel 425,000 cubic yards of concrete…

iceboating

(Encyclopedia) iceboating, sport of sailing a specially prepared boat equipped with runners over ice. The first iceboats were probably sailed by the Dutch during the 18th cent., although the Finns…

January 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of January, 2009. Richardson Withdraws Nomination for secretary of commerce (Jan. 4): Governor Bill…

August 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of August 2009. Ex-Representative William Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme (Aug. 5): Former…

Kingston, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Kingston. 1 City (1990 pop. 23,095), seat of Ulster co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River at the mouth of Rondout Creek; inc. as a village 1805, and as a city through the union (1872) of…

New Hampshire Grants

(Encyclopedia) New Hampshire Grants, early name (1749–77) for Vermont, given because most of the early settlers came in under land grants from Benning Wentworth, the colonial governor of New…

Cloisters, the

(Encyclopedia) Cloisters, the, museum of medieval European art, in Fort Tryon Park, New York City, overlooking the Hudson River. A branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was opened to the…

20th Century Limited

The 20th Century Limited debuted in 1902 as the New York Central's luxury train, operating between New York and Chicago. It traveled the smooth “water level route” alongside the Hudson River and the…