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Summer
summer the warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February. Recorded from Old English (in form sumor), the word is of Germanic origin, and is ultimately related to Sanskrit samā ‘year’.Summer... Read more |
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Signs of the Zodiac
Signs of the Zodiac Signs of the Zodiac Constellation English Name Symbol Dates Aries The Ram [symbol] Mar. 21-Apr. 19 Taurus The Bull [symbol] Apr. 20-May 20 Gemini The Twins [symbol] May 21-June 21 Cancer The Crab [symbol] June 22-July 22 Leo The Lion ... Read more |
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Portadown
Portadown , town (1991 pop. 21,333), Craigavon dist., central Northern Ireland, on the Bann River. It is an important railroad and industrial center. Roses from Portadown nurseries are famous.... Read more |
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Gloria Stuart
STUART, Gloria Nationality:American. Born:Gloria Finch in Santa Monica, California, on 4 July 1910. Education:Santa Monica High School, University of California at Berkeley. Family:Married Blair Gordon Newell on 21, June 1930, Divorced in 1934;... Read more |
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The Grateful Dead
THE GRATEFUL DEAD Formed: 1965, San Francisco, California; Disbanded 1995 Members: Jerry Garcia, guitar, vocals (Jerome John Garcia, born San Francisco, California, 1 August 1942; died Forest Knolls, California, 9 August 1995); Michael "Mickey" Hart, drums (born Brooklyn, New York, 11... Read more |
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Smash Mouth
SMASH MOUTH Formed: 1994, San Jose, California members: greg camp, guitars (born west covina, california, 2 april 1967); paul delisle, bass (born exeter, ontario, 13 june 1963); steve harwell, vocals (born santa clara, california, 9 january 1967); michael urbano, drums. former member: kevin... Read more |
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tropics
tropics also called tropical zone or torrid zone, all the land and water of the earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer at lat. 23 1/2 °N and the Tropic of Capricorn at lat. 23 1/2 °S. Every point within the tropics receives the perpendicular rays of the sun at noon on at least... Read more |
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Constellations
Constellations Constellations Constellation English name Position R.A. (hours) DEC. (degrees) Zodiac constellation. Andromeda Andromeda (Chained Lady) 1 +43 Antlia Air Pump 10 -33 Apus Bird of Paradise 16 -75 Aquarius Water Bearer 23 -13 Aquila ... Read more |
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Geena Davis
Davis, Geena 1956-PERSONALFull name, Virginia Elizabeth Davis; born January 21, 1956, in Wareham, MA; daughter of William (a civil engineer) and Lucille (a teacher's aide) Davis; married Richard Emmolo (a restaurant manager), March 25, 1982 (divorced, February 26, 1983); married Jeff Goldblum (an... Read more |
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seasons
seasons divisions of the year characterized by variations in the relative lengths of day and night and in the amount of heat received from the sun. These variations depend on the inclination of the equator to the plane of the ecliptic and on the revolution of the earth around the sun. The amount... Read more |
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