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(Encyclopedia) cloth of gold, fabric woven wholly or partly of gold threads. From remote times gold has been used as material for weaving either alone or with other fibers. In India tapestries were…Corea, Chick
(Encyclopedia) Corea, Chick (Armando Anthony), 1941-2021, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, b. Chelsea, Ma. Corea’s father was a…batholith
(Encyclopedia) batholith, enormous mass of intrusive igneous rock, that is, rock made of once-molten material that has solidified below the earth's surface (see rock). Batholiths usually are granitic…Columbus
(Encyclopedia) Columbus. 1 City (2020 pop. 206,922), seat of Muscogee co., W Ga., at the head of navigation on the Chattahoochee River; settled and inc…National Recording Registry
In 2002, the Library of Congress took its first step to preserve American sound recordings and selected the first 50 recordings to start a national registry. (Listed in chronological order.)…Karl Miles LE COMPTE, Congress, IA (1887-1972)
LE COMPTE Karl Miles , a Representative from Iowa; born in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, May 25, 1887; attended the public schools and was graduated from the State University of Iowa at Iowa City…Going the Extra Mile: Extracurricular Activities and College Admissions Quiz
Brought to you by the American School Counselor Association What are college admissions committees looking for when they read your application and…Larger Than Life
Director:Howard FranklinWriter:Roy Blount, Jr.Director of Photography:Elliot DavisEditor:Sidney LevinMusic:Miles GoodmanProduction Designer:Marcia Hinds-JohnsonProducers:Richard B. Lewis,…Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonald
(Encyclopedia) Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldHeinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldhīˈlīn [key], 1907–88, American science-fiction writer, b. Butler, Mo. His best-known novel, Stranger in a Strange Land…Izard, Ralph
(Encyclopedia) Izard, RalphIzard, Ralphĭzˈərd [key], 1742–1804, American diplomat and legislator, b. near Charleston, S.C. After an education in England, he returned (1764) to South Carolina but in…Trending
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