Search

Search results

Displaying 341 - 350

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 19, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 18, 1806March 20, 1806March 19, 1806 Wednesday March 19th 1806. It continued to rain and hail today in such manner that nothing further…

Wombat Video Activity

Examining a primary source In 2011, scientists in Australia unearthed the nearly complete remains of a “giant wombat,“ or Diprotodon optatum, which roamed the Earth two million years ago.…

Ahmed Ben Bella

Ahmed Ben Bella was a key player in the war to free Algeria from French colonial rule and became Algeria’s first president in 1963. Ben Bella’s time in office was a disaster, from failed land reform…

Weather

Weather Get information on meteorology, climate, extreme temperatures and precipitation as well as weather disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, and lightning Weather History…

Movies and Film: Shooting (in) the War

Shooting (in) the WarMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema Not all movies made in England between 1940 and 1945…

Comparing Different Funds

Once you identify the types of funds that interest you, it is time to look at particular funds in those categories.Past Performance A fund's past performance is not as important as you might…

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht was a jack-of-all-trades writer who became famous as the go-to script guy in Hollywood during the 1930s and '40s, from The Front Page (1931) and Scarface (1932), to Wuthering Heights (1939…

Ionic order

(Encyclopedia) Ionic orderIonic orderīŏnˈĭk [key], one of the early orders of architecture. The spreading scroll-shaped capital is the distinctive feature of the Ionic order; it was primarily a…

LaGuardia, Fiorello Henry

(Encyclopedia) LaGuardia, Fiorello HenryLaGuardia, Fiorello Henryfēərĕlˈō, ləgwärˈdēə [key], 1882–1947, U.S. public official, congressman, and mayor of New York City (1934–45), b. New York City. He…