Lynyrd Skynyrd, American rock band that rose to prominence during the Southern rock boom of the 1970s on the strength of its triple-guitar attack and gritty working-class attitude. The …

Jan 14, 2025 · As the head of the government of the United States, the president is arguably the most powerful government official in the world. The president is elected to a four-year term via …

Oct 22, 2024 · rock, in geology, naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of one or more minerals. Such aggregates constitute the basic unit of which the solid Earth is composed and …

Jan 19, 2025 · rock, form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s.. It is certainly arguable that by the end of the 20th century rock was the world’s dominant form of popular music. …

The Standing Rock protests were a campaign undertaken in North Dakota in 2016 and 2017 to halt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. Early resistance to the pipeline was …

Jan 23, 2025 · Plymouth, town (township), Plymouth county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S.It lies on Plymouth Bay, 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Boston.It was the site of the first …

Jan 23, 2025 · Turner was born into a sharecropping family in rural Tennessee. She began singing as a teenager and, after moving to St. Louis, Missouri, immersed herself in the local …

Dec 6, 2024 · Obsidian generally contains less than 1 percent water by weight. Under high pressure at depth, rhyolitic lavas may contain up to 10 percent water, which helps to keep …

Feb 1, 2025 · Missouri River, longest tributary of the Mississippi River and second longest river in North America.It is formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers in …

Jan 24, 2025 · Basalt, extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock that is low in silica content, dark in color, and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium. Basalts may be broadly classified on a …