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Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2007
Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (UT) and may start a day earlier or later depending on your time zone. (See Phenomena, 2007, to find time of eclipse.) March 3-4. Total eclipse…Phoenix (U.S.)
Destination: Mars. Launch: Aug. 2007. Arrival: May 25, 2008. Mission: To study and analyze past and current existence of water on Mars while assessing the…Vanessa Williams Biography
Vanessa Williams actress, singerBorn: 3/18/1963Birthplace: Milwood, New York After making headlines as the first African-American to be crowned Miss America (1983) and for the photos…Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2008
Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (UT) and may start a day earlier or later depending on your time zone. (See Phenomena, 2008, to find time of eclipse.) February…Vic Morrow Biography
Vic Morrowactor, director, writer, producerBorn: 2/14/1932Birthplace: Bronx, New York Adept at strong and vulnerable character roles, Morrow studied both prelaw and drama at Florida State…Chernobyl
(Encyclopedia) ChernobylChernobylchĭrnōˈbyēl [key], Ukr. Chornobyl, abandoned city, N Ukraine, near the Belarus border, on the Pripyat River. Ten miles (16 km) to the north, in the town of Pripyat,…coast protection
(Encyclopedia) coast protection, methods used to protect coastal lands from erosion. Beaches can exist only where a delicate dynamic equilibrium exists between the amount of sand supplied to the…Hainan
(Encyclopedia) Hainan Hainan hīˈnänˈ [key], island and province, c.13,100 sq mi (33,940 sq km), China, in the…Kaliningrad
(Encyclopedia) KaliningradKaliningradkəlyēˌnyĭn-grätˈ [key], formerly Königsberg, city (1989 pop. 401,000), capital of Kaliningrad region, an exclave of W European Russia; on the Pregolya River near…Queensland
(Encyclopedia) Queensland, state (2016 pop. 4,703,193), 667,000 sq mi (1,727,200 sq km), NE Australia. Brisbane is the capital; other important cities are Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville,…Trending
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