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(Encyclopedia) canning, process of hermetically sealing cooked food for future use. It is a preservation method, in which prepared food is put in glass jars or metal cans that are hermetically sealed…
(Encyclopedia) Chopin, Frédéric FrançoisChopin, Frédéric Françoisfrādārēkˈ fräNswäˈ shôpăNˈ [key], 1810–49, composer for the piano, b. near Warsaw, of French and Polish parentage. His lyrical, often…
John Denver(Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.)singer, songwriterBorn: 12/31/1943Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico The top pop recording artist of the 1970s, he first achieved success with the song…
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of September 2015. Judge Reverses Tom…
(Encyclopedia) ice skating, gliding along an ice surface on keellike runners known as ice skates.
The earliest skates (c.9th cent.), made of bone, were found in Sweden. Wooden skates with iron…
