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bell, musical instrument

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bell bell, in music, a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow metal vessel, often cup-shaped with an outward-flaring rim, damped at one end and set into vibration by a…

The Infoplease Survival Guide

Features, fun stuff, and other armchair adventures     Related Links Great Disasters Disasters of 2000 More... Surviving life isn't easy. Whether you're marooned on a…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act I

Act IScene IA desert placeThunder and lightning. Enter three WitchesFirst WitchWhen shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain?Second WitchWhen the hurlyburly's done, When…

Franklin, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Franklin, Benjamin, 1706–90, American statesman, printer, scientist, and writer, b. Boston. The only American of the colonial period to earn a European reputation as a natural…

Fall of the Hindenburg

The fiery explosion on May 6, 1937 by Michael Morrison Related Links Great Disasters: Aircraft CrashesNavy Lakehurst Web Site: Description of the CrashHindenburg Explosion NewscastVideo Clip…