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American oceanographer (b. May 11, 1912, Newburyport, Mass.-d. March 14, 2002, Woods Hole, Mass.), conducted one of the most comprehensive studies of ocean currents ever undertaken. The unusual ...
Health and Disease
An inexpensive antimalarial pill, developed through a multinational collaboration of universities and pharmaceutical companies, was introduced in March. The medicine, called ASAQ, was to cost less ...
cortisone
a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. Introduced in 1948 for its anti-inflammatory effect in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, it has been largely replaced by related compounds that ...
Gonzales, Richard Alonzo
("PANCHO"), U.S. tennis player (b. May 9, 1928, Los Angeles, Calif.--d. July 3, 1995, Las Vegas, Nev.), was a fiery-tempered tennis ace whose deadly right-handed power serves crushed opponents and ...
roller coaster
In the early 19th century, the so-called Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway in Pennsylvania became the prototype for roller coasters in the United States, the country most associated with thrill rides. ...
Dr. Dre
American rapper and hip-hop producer who helped popularize the gangsta rap subgenre. He is known for layering slick beats and melodies beneath harsh, often profane lyrics depicting the lifestyle of ...
Wells, Junior ("Amos Blakemore" or "Amos Wells, Junior")
American blues singer and harmonica player (b. Dec. 9, 1934, Memphis, Tenn.--d. Jan. 15, 1998, Chicago, Ill.), was one of the musicians who introduced electric Chicago blues to international ...
Developments in the States, 1998
A humming national economy kept state treasuries in robust shape during 1998, with states projecting a record $34 billion total surplus at the year's end. Although many states spent part of their ...
microtonal music
music using tones in intervals that differ from the standard semitones (half steps) of a tuning system or scale. In the division of the octave established by the tuning system used on the piano, ...
Performing Arts
The year 2005 in American pop music began with hoots and howls as pop singer and reality-television star Ashlee Simpson was booed lustily during her off-pitch performance at halftime of college ...
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