(Encyclopedia) Aden
Aden
äˈdən, āˈdən
[key], city, SW Yemen, on the Gulf of Aden near the southern entrance to the Red Sea. It is
the chief port of Yemen. Aden consists of…
(Encyclopedia) anesthesiaanesthesiaănĭsthēˈzhə [key] [Gr.,=insensibility], loss of sensation, especially that of pain, induced by drugs, especially as a means of facilitating safe surgical procedures…
(Encyclopedia) aviation, operation of heavier-than-air aircraft and related activities. Aviation can be conveniently divided into military aviation, air transport, and general aviation. Military…
North Carolina State Information
Capital: Raleigh
Official Name: North Carolina
Organized as a territory/republic: March 24, 1663
Entered Union (rank): November 21, 1789
Present…
(Encyclopedia) UtopiaUtopiay&oomacr;tōˈpēə [key] [Gr.,=no place], title of a book by Sir Thomas More, published in Latin in 1516. The work pictures an ideal state where all is ordered for the…
The 50 State Quarters Program Act began in 1999 and ran through 2008, with five new quarters released every year. The quarters were released in the order…
The 1946 Academy Awards were presented March 13, 1947 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best Motion PictureThe Best Years of Our Lives (Goldwyn; RKO Radio)Henry V (J. Arthur Rank-…
(Encyclopedia) Columbia, river, c.1,210 mi (1,950 km) long, rising in Columbia Lake, SE British Columbia, Canada. It flows first NW in the Rocky Mt. Trench, then hooks sharply about the Selkirk Mts.…
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Floor plan of a cathedral
cathedral, church in which a bishop presides. The designation is not dependent on the size or magnificence of a church edifice, but is entirely a…
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