(Encyclopedia) SarpsborgSarpsborgsärpsˈbôr [key], city (1995 pop. 46,474), Ostfold co., SE Norway, a port on the Glåma River near its mouth in the Oslofjord. Manufactures include forest products,…
(Encyclopedia) Adam's Peak, Sinhalese Sri Padastanaya and Samanaliya, mountain, 7,360 ft (2,243 m) high, S central Sri Lanka. It is a sacred mountain, famous as a goal of pilgrimage for Buddhists,…
(Encyclopedia) PísekPísekpēˈsĕk [key], city (1991 pop. 29,550), SW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on the Otava River. It has tobacco, paper, and textile industries. Písek was founded in the 13th cent.…
Impressions of the TrialMotion for DismissalOpening Session PROSECUTOR H. A. CONTENT: Where is your attorney, Mr. Weinberger? ALEXANDER BERKMAN: We will conduct our own case. I move an…
(Encyclopedia)
CE5
Rose window (Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris)
rose window, large, stone-traceried, circular window of medieval churches. Romanesque churches of both England and the Continent…
(Encyclopedia) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), sometimes called Campbellites, a Protestant religious body founded early in the 19th cent. in the United States. Its primary thesis is that the…
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler Why the Book is Written The Averted Triumph How the Woman Suffrage Movement BeganWhen, during the last decade, the great suffrage parades,-…
The VerdictTestimony for the Defense During the examination of numerous witnesses for the defense, excerpts from the following essays by Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were read to the jury:…
(Encyclopedia) Lukeman, Augustus (Henry Augustus Lukeman), 1871–1935, American sculptor, b. Richmond, Va., studied at the National Academy of Design, New York City, and the École des Beaux-Arts,…
Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
World's Most Corrupt Leaders & Politicians
Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030
The Best Movie Quotes of All Time!
Top 10 Biggest Waterfalls in the World (Tallest, Widest, & Most Volume!)
