(Encyclopedia) hematitehematitehĕmˈətīt [key], mineral, an oxide of iron, Fe2O3, containing about 70% metal, occurring in nature in red to reddish-brown earthy masses and in steel-gray to black…
(Encyclopedia) Kawakubo, Rei, 1942–, Japanese fashion designer, b. Tokyo. After working for a textile manufacturer, she became (1967) a freelance stylist, founded (1969) the fashion label Comme des…
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(Encyclopedia) glass snake, common name for the snakelike legless lizards of the genus Ophisaurus found in the S and central United States and in Eurasia. The shiny, scaled body is gray or greenish…
Senate Years of Service: 1972-1997
Party: Democrat NUNN Samuel Augustus , a Senator from Georgia; born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., September 8, 1938;
educated in the public schools of Perry, Ga.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1816
Party: Democratic Republican BIBB William Wyatt , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Amelia County, Va., October
2, 1781; pursued an academic…
FLYNT John James, Jr. , a Representative from Georgia; born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., November 8, 1914; attended the public schools and Georgia Military Academy (now the Woodward Academy); A…
(Encyclopedia) leopard, large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera pardus, widely distributed in Africa and Asia. It is commonly yellow, buff, or gray, patterned with black spots and rings. The…
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