are inherently laborious and expensive, and regenerated seedlings may be less viable and more prone to diseases in the glasshouse environment. These complexities could be due to the activation of secondary metabolites in plants, which in turn, affects the growth of the new cells or explants (Thor...
In 1850, there were about 100 black people in the territory, most of whom were slaves. In 1852, the territory’s legislature passed the Act in Relation to Service and the Act for the Relief of Indian Slaves and Prisoners, formally legalizing slavery in the territory. Slavery was abolished ...
Presents an article about the acquaintance and performances of didgeridoo player William Barton and violinist Dene Olding. Invitation of Olding to Barton to play the Quartet no. 12 of composer Peter Sculthorpe with his group; Obsession of the instru...
Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe British horologist Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart lord chief justice of England Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st marquess of Reading British statesman John Scott, 1st earl of Eldon British politician Sir William Robert Grove ...
George S. Patton: The Missing Bullet; Jim Thorpe: Glory Restored; Nedo Nadi: Following in Father’s Footsteps; and Martin Klein and Alfred Asikainen: The Match That Wouldn’t End Berlin 1916 The 1916 Games, scheduled for Berlin, were canceled because of the outbreak of World War I. Antwer...
Peter Skene Ogden fur trader and trapper; Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond singers; Ivy Baker Priest U.S. treasurer; Lee Greene Richards painter; Leroy Robertson composer; Brent Scowcroft business executive and consultant; Reed Smoot first Mormon elected to U.S. Senate; Mack Swain actor; ...
Williams•Shaquille O’Neal•Jesse Owens•Carmelo Anthony•Nastia Liukin•Stephen Curry•Charles Barkley•Scottie Pippen•Lennox Lewis•Kerri Walsh Jennings•Jim Thorpe•Katie Ledecky•Bradley Wiggins•Abby Wambach•Missy Franklin•Michelle Akers•Russell Coutts•Carolina Klüft•...
George S. Patton: The Missing Bullet; Jim Thorpe: Glory Restored; Nedo Nadi: Following in Father’s Footsteps; and Martin Klein and Alfred Asikainen: The Match That Wouldn’t End Berlin 1916 The 1916 Games, scheduled for Berlin, were canceled because of the outbreak of World War I. Antwer...
Stockholm 1912The whole globe was represented at Stockholm—for the first time athletes came from all five continents. Electronic timing devices for track and field events and a public-address system debuted at the 1912 Games.George S. Patton: The Missing Bullet;Jim Thorpe: Glory Restored;Nedo ...