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scale, in cartography

(Encyclopedia) scale, in cartography, the ratio of the distance between two points on a map to the real distance between the two corresponding points portrayed. The scale may be expressed in three…

Frank White 2003 Deaths

Frank WhiteAge: 69 politician who served as governor of Arkansas from 1980 to 1982. He beat incumbent Bill Clinton in the 1980 race, handing the former president the second of only two…

Barry White 2003 Deaths

Barry WhiteAge: 58 Grammy Award–winning R&B singer and disco icon known for his lush baritone bass voice. His soulful, seductive songs include “Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” and “…

Sara Teasdale: White Fog

White FogHeaven-invading hills are drowned In wide moving waves of mist, Phlox before my door are wound In dripping wreaths of amethyst.Ten feet away the solid earth Changes into melting…

Red, White, and Blue Highways

The story of the U.S. Interstate by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links Interstate System TriviaQuiz: Great American Highways Road Mileage Between U.S. CitiesDwight D.…

Miles White 2000 Deaths

Miles WhiteAge: 85 Tony Award-winning stage, circus, and film costume designer who outfitted the cast of Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The Ziegfeld Follies. Died: New York City, February 17,…

Timeline: White House Intrusions

From gate crashers to fence jumpers, several uninvited guests have attempted to gain access to the White House over the years. 1840 1912 1974 1985 1994…

White House Offices and Agencies

Below is a list of each White House office and agency, including the director, the role of the agency, history, and contact information. Office of…

Ralph Bradshaw White Biography

documentary cameramanDied: February 4, 2008 (Glendale, California) Best Known as: explorer and documentary cameraman who first filmed footage of the Titanic wreckage…