the White Stripes, American rock duo from Detroit, known for combining punk, folk, country, and Mississippi Delta blues. Original band members were guitarist-vocalist Jack White (original name John Anthony Gillis; b. July 9, 1975, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) and drummer Meg White (original name Megan

Simon Armitage: Other works: …Little Green Man (2001) and The White Stuff (2004). Armitage also wrote a dramatic adaptation (2006) of Homer’s Odyssey.

chondrostean: Distribution: …Oregon, or Sacramento sturgeon (A. transmontanus) inhabits the waters of the Pacific coast of North America from California to Alaska. The shovelnose sturgeons (genus Scaphirhynchus) occur in the Mississippi drainage system of North America. The Aral Sea shovelnose sturgeons (Pseudoscaphirhynchus) are found in rivers that drain into the

remora: 3 inches) in length; the white suckerfish, or white remora (Remora albescens), is the shortest, the largest individuals measuring only 30 cm as adults. Remoras feed on the leavings of their hosts’ meals or, in some instances, act as cleaners by eating the external parasites of their transporters.

sugar: White sugar production: When harvested sugar beets are off-loaded at the factory, they are washed in a flume to remove rocks and dirt and then fed by gravity through a hopper to the slicing machine. There the roots are cut into “cossettes,”…

White Sulphur Springs, resort city, Greenbrier county, southeastern West Virginia, U.S. It lies in the Allegheny Mountains at an elevation of 1,880 feet (573 metres), just east of Lewisburg. Settled about 1750, it developed as a health spa in the 1770s when a woman reputedly was cured of her

White Sulphur Springs: The White Sulphur Springs Hotel (1854), known as the “Old White,” preceded the Greenbrier and served as headquarters and hospital to both sides during the American Civil War. The President’s Cottage (1835) housed presidents throughout the 19th century and since 1932 has served as a historical…

white supremacy, beliefs and ideas purporting natural superiority of the lighter-skinned, or “white,” human races over other racial groups. In contemporary usage, the term white supremacist has been used to describe some groups espousing ultranationalist, racist, or fascist doctrines. White

Tara: The White Tara (Sanskrit: Sitatara; Tibetan: Sgrol-dkar) was incarnated as the Chinese princess. She symbolizes purity and is often represented standing at the right hand of her consort, Avalokiteshvara, or seated with legs crossed, holding a full-blown lotus. She is generally shown with a third eye.…

Zadie Smith: …publication of her first novel, White Teeth, in 2000.

French Revolution: Counterrevolution, regicide, and the Reign of Terror: …the southeast, a royalist “White Terror” broke out. Royalists even tried to seize power in Paris but were crushed by the young Gen. Napoleon Bonaparte on 13 Vendémiaire, year IV (October 5, 1795). A few days later the National Convention dispersed.

Hungary: Postwar confusion and reconstruction: “White terrorists” wreaked indiscriminate vengeance on persons whom they associated with the revolutions. Huszár’s government itself had turned so sharply on the Social Democrats and the trade unions that the former withdrew their representatives from the government and boycotted the elections, in protest against the…

white tiger, colour variant of the Bengal tiger (Pantheria tigris tigris), the Siberian tiger (P. tigris altaica), or a hybrid between the two subspecies that is characterized by white fur, dark brown or black stripes, and blue eyes. This rare colour mutation, called leucism, which also occurs in

Priyanka Chopra Jonas: …Can Be Heroes (2020) and The White Tiger (2021).

The White Tiger, novel by Aravind Adiga, published in 2008. The White Tiger, Adiga’s debut novel, garnered voluminous praise on publication and earned Adiga, a former Time magazine correspondent then 34 years old, the distinction of being among the youngest authors ever to win the Man Booker Prize.

Belarus: Architecture: …of these is the 13th-century White Tower in Kamyanyets.

Ramla: …the White Mosque, the so-called White Tower, 89 feet (27 m) tall, added by the Mamlūk sultan Baybars (reigned 1260–77), still stands. During the First Crusade (1096–99), the city was captured and fortified by the crusaders, who called it Rames. The fortifications were destroyed by Saladin when he took the…

London: Medieval London: …established the Norman keep (the White Tower), which was the central stronghold of the fortress-castle known as the Tower of London. A roughly square (118 by 107 feet [36 by 33 meters]) structure, the White Tower is 90 feet (27 meters) high, with a tower at each corner of the…

Kolkata: Capital of British India: The White (British) Town was built on ground that had been raised and drained. There were so many palaces in the British sector of the city that it was named the “city of palaces.” Outside the British town were built the mansions of the newly rich,…

albacore, (species Thunnus alalunga), large oceanic fish noted for its fine flesh. The bluefin tuna (T. thynnus) is also sometimes called albacore. See

turnip, (Brassica rapa, variety rapa), hardy biennial plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae), cultivated for its fleshy roots and tender growing tops. The turnip is thought to have originated in middle and eastern Asia and is grown throughout the temperate zone. Young turnip roots are eaten raw

Toyo Ito: …notable early designs was the White U house (1976) in Tokyo. Intended as a place of solace and retreat for Ito’s recently widowed sister, the house—built in the shape of a U around a central courtyard—featured no outward-facing windows. A few small openings in the ceiling offered the only glimpses…

uakari: The white, or bald, uakari (C. calvus calvus) is a different colour form of the same species. It has whitish fur and lives only in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve along the upper Amazon in Brazil. Because of its vermilion face, local people call it the…

bird rug, floor covering woven in western Turkey, carrying on an ivory ground a repeating pattern in which leaflike figures, erroneously described as birds, cluster around stylized flowers. The rugs first appear in Western paintings in the 16th century and were probably not woven after the 18th

spiderwort: Major species: White velvet, or white-gossamer (T. sillamontana), has leaves and stems covered with a whitish fuzz. Flowering inch plant (T. cerinthoides), with leaves green and smooth above and purplish and fuzzy beneath, has purplish hairy blossoms. T.×andersoniana comprises a complex series of garden hybrids. Also grown…

White Volta River, headstream of the Volta River in West Africa. It rises north of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, in a lowland between two massifs, and flows generally southward for about 400 miles (640 km) to empty into Lake Volta in Ghana, a large artificial reservoir created by the Volta River

Russian Civil War: Seeds of conflict: …Assembly and (2) the rightist whites, whose main asset was the Volunteer Army in the Kuban steppes. This army, which had survived great hardships in the winter of 1917–18 and which came under the command of Gen. Anton I. Denikin (April 1918), was now a fine fighting force, though small…

community ecology: Coevolution of one species with several species: pratensis), reed warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), pied wagtails (Motacilla alba yarrellii), and dunnocks (Prunella modularis).

Memphis, city and capital of ancient Egypt and an important centre during much of Egyptian history. Memphis is located south of the Nile River delta, on the west bank of the river, and about 15 miles (24 km) south of modern Cairo. Closely associated with the ancient city’s site are the cemeteries,

privet: Glossy privet (L. lucidum), from eastern Asia, is a 9-metre tree in areas with mild winters. It has 25-centimetre (10-inch) flower clusters in summer. Japanese privet (L. japonicum), about 4.7 m tall, has very glossy leaves. It also requires mild winters, as does the smaller…

beluga, (Delphinapterus leucas), a small, toothed whale found mainly in the coastal waters of the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas but also in rivers and deep offshore waters. It is an extremely vocal cetacean and thus has also been referred to as the “canary of the sea.” This whale can also

willow: fragilis), and white (S. alba), all reaching 20 metres (65 feet) or more; the first named is North American, the other two Eurasian but naturalized widely. All are common in lowland situations.

Aerial Experiment Association: …flights with the next aircraft, White Wing, on May 17–23, 1908, the best of which measured 1,017 feet (310 metres) in length. Curtiss won the Scientific American Trophy on July 4, 1908, for a flight of more than 1 km (3,280 feet) aboard the June Bug. McCurdy made the first…

fascism: Neofascism outside Europe: …changed its name to the White Workers Party in 1949. Although the party did not succeed in creating a mass movement, it did encourage the adoption of policies of white supremacy and apartheid by the dominant National Party of South Africa.

desert dormouse: >wormwood (Artemisia maritime) growing on salty clay soils.

yam: Major species: trifida) and winged, or water, yam (D. alata) are the edible species most widely diffused in tropical and subtropical countries. The tubers of D. alata sometimes weigh 45 kg (100 pounds). Guinea yam (D. rotundata) and yellow Guinea yam (D. cayenensis) are the main yam species grown…

Rob Zombie: Music career: …dating Cummings, started the band White Zombie, which was named after the 1932 film starring Hungarian-born actor Bela Lugosi. Cummings became the singer and songwriter for the band and adopted the stage name Rob Zombie. The group’s roster changed frequently, Zombie and Yseult being the only constant members. At the…

zombie: History: …the first feature-length zombie film, White Zombie—inspired by the book and by a stage play called Zombie—was released. In it a lovesick man conspires with a sorcerer (played by Bela Lugosi) to turn the object of his affections into a zombie just after she weds someone else, so that he…

Johnny Clegg was a South African musician, popularly called the “White Zulu.” His innovative, ethnically integrated musical collaborations in the late 20th century constituted a powerful statement against apartheid, the enforced separation of Black and white peoples and traditions in South Africa.

Al White was an American athlete, the first diver to win Olympic gold medals in both the platform and springboard events. White was a versatile athlete who toured Europe on an armed forces basketball team and captained Stanford University’s gymnastics team in the Pacific Coast Conference

Yes: May 18, 1949, London), and Alan White (b. June 14, 1949, Pelton, Durham, England—d. May 26, 2022, Newcastle, Washington, U.S.). Other members included Bill Bruford (b. May 17, 1949, Sevenoaks, Kent, England), Patrick Moraz (b. June 24, 1948, Morges, Switzerland), and Trevor Rabin (b. January 13, 1954, Johannesburg, South Africa).

Al White was an American athlete, the first diver to win Olympic gold medals in both the platform and springboard events. White was a versatile athlete who toured Europe on an armed forces basketball team and captained Stanford University’s gymnastics team in the Pacific Coast Conference

Alma Bridwell White was an American religious leader who was a founder and major moving force in the evangelical Methodist Pentecostal Union Church, which split from mainstream Methodism in the early 20th century. Alma Bridwell grew up in a dour family of little means. She studied at the

Andrew Dickson White was an American educator and diplomat, founder and first president of Cornell University, Ithaca. After graduating from Yale in 1853, White studied in Europe for the next three years, serving also as attaché at the U.S. legation at St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1854–55. He

Antonia White was a British writer and translator best known for her autobiographical fiction. White made her mark with her first novel, Frost in May (1933), a study of a girl at a convent school. White drafted the book when she was 15 and published it after she had lost the Roman Catholic faith

Betty White was an American actress best known for her comedic work on numerous television sitcoms, most notably The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. White grew up in Los Angeles. In the 1940s she acted on various radio shows, and in 1949 she began regularly appearing on television,

Betty White was an American actress best known for her comedic work on numerous television sitcoms, most notably The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. White grew up in Los Angeles. In the 1940s she acted on various radio shows, and in 1949 she began regularly appearing on television,

Byron R. White was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1962–93). Before taking up the study of law in 1940, White achieved a national reputation as a quarterback and halfback on the University of Colorado football team, earning the nickname “Whizzer.” In 1937 he was the

Byron R. White was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1962–93). Before taking up the study of law in 1940, White achieved a national reputation as a quarterback and halfback on the University of Colorado football team, earning the nickname “Whizzer.” In 1937 he was the

race: Transforming race into species: In 1799 Charles White, a Manchester physician, published the earliest proper “scientific” study of human races. He described each racial category in physical terms, identifying what he thought were differences in the head, feet, arms, complexion, skin colour, hair texture, and susceptibility to disease. White actually measured…

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir: …training partners, Meryl Davis and Charlie White. The next year, the pair rebounded to capture their second world championship as well as the first of three consecutive Canadian titles. At the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, Virtue and Moir again finished behind Davis and White, taking home the…

the Byrds: …1973, Yucca Valley, California), and Clarence White (b. June 6, 1944, Lewiston, Maine—d. July 14, 1973, Palmdale, California).

Clarence H. White was an American photographer known for subtle portraits of women and children and also as an influential teacher of photography. White had from his early years an appetite for artistic and intellectual pursuits. After finishing high school in Newark, Ohio, he took a job as an

Harvey Milk: …killed in City Hall by Dan White, a conservative former city supervisor. At White’s murder trial, his attorneys successfully argued that his judgment had been impaired by a prolonged period of clinical depression, one symptom of which was the former health enthusiast’s consumption of junk food. The attorneys’ argument, mischaracterized…

Bewitched: …demanding boss, Larry Tate (David White). Samantha typically casts her spells by twitching her nose and mouth; this “witch twitch” became one of the show’s signature elements. The plot usually involved a threat or complication to Samantha and Darrin’s life as a married couple, often arising from an extended…

E.B. White was an American essayist, author, and literary stylist, whose eloquent, unaffected prose appealed to readers of all ages. White graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1921 and worked as a reporter and freelance writer before joining The New Yorker magazine as a writer

Edmund White is an American writer of novels, short fiction, and nonfiction whose critically acclaimed work focuses on male homosexual society in America. His studies of evolving attitudes toward homosexuality and of the impact of HIV/AIDS on homosexual communities in the United States were

Edmund White is an American writer of novels, short fiction, and nonfiction whose critically acclaimed work focuses on male homosexual society in America. His studies of evolving attitudes toward homosexuality and of the impact of HIV/AIDS on homosexual communities in the United States were

Edward Douglass White was the ninth chief justice of the United States (1911–21), whose major contribution to U.S. jurisprudence was his “rule of reason” decision in 1911 that federal courts have since applied to antitrust cases. The son of a judge, U.S. congressman, and Louisiana governor, White

Edward H. White II was the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space. White graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., in 1952 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He took flight training and served in a fighter squadron in Germany. In 1959 he received his

Edward H. White II was the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space. White graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., in 1952 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He took flight training and served in a fighter squadron in Germany. In 1959 he received his

Oregon Trail: Missionaries, Mormons, and others: In 1842 missionary Elijah White—also a great proponent of westward migration—had organized and helped lead the second sizable wagon train on the Oregon Trail. That group was the first on the trail to include more than 100 pioneers. Whitman began his return West the following spring, joining up…

Ellen Gould Harmon White was an American religious leader who was one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and whose prophecies and other guidance were central to that denomination’s early growth. Ellen Harmon sustained a serious injury at the age of nine that left her facially

E.B. White was an American essayist, author, and literary stylist, whose eloquent, unaffected prose appealed to readers of all ages. White graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1921 and worked as a reporter and freelance writer before joining The New Yorker magazine as a writer

Kansas City Royals: …made their debut: second baseman Frank White (a member of the first Royals Academy class), outfielder and designated hitter Hal McRae, and future Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett. The trio anchored Royals squads that won three consecutive division titles between 1976 and 1978 but that were defeated by…

Earth, Wind & Fire: July 25, 1951, Chicago, Illinois), Fred White (b. January 13, 1955, Chicago, Illinois—d. January 1, 2023), Al McKay (b. February 2, 1948, New Orleans, Louisiana), Johnny Graham (b. August 3, 1951, Kentucky), Ralph Johnson (b. July 4, 1951, Los Angeles, California), Larry Dunn (byname of Lawrence Dunhill; b. June 19,…

Gilbert White was an English naturalist and clergyman, author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789), the first work on natural history to attain the status of an English classic. White was educated at Oriel College, Oxford (1740–43), and, although he remained a fellow there

geography: Linking the human and physical worlds: …and nature was stimulated by Gilbert White, a geography graduate of the University of Chicago. White returned to Chicago in the 1950s to lead a major research program on floodplains and their management, assessing people’s views of the risks of floodplain use and evaluating the influence of flood insurance on…

Helen Magill White was an educator who was the first woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. degree. Helen Magill grew up in a Quaker family that valued education for both women and men. In 1859 the family moved to Boston, where Helen enrolled as the only female student in the Boston Public

United States presidential election of 1836: Candidates and issues: Hugh L. White, Massachusetts Sen. Daniel Webster , and North Carolina Sen. Willie P. Mangum—each of whom served as the sole Whig presidential candidate on the ballot for a state or group of states.

Jack White is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who first gained fame with the White Stripes and later performed in other bands before launching a successful solo career. Gillis, the youngest of 10 children in a Polish Scottish family, grew up in Detroit. His father worked as a

Carlsbad Caverns National Park: One of the miners, James Larkin White—who claimed to have discovered the cavern—explored the cave further and began giving tours lit by kerosene lanterns, lowering the curious to a depth of 170 feet (52 metres) in bat-guano buckets. White also guided early scientific expeditions into the caves, including a…

Jeremy Allen White is an American actor best known for his intense but vulnerable performances as Phillip (“Lip”) Gallagher in the Showtime series Shameless (2011–21) and as Carmen (“Carmy”) Berzatto in FX’s The Bear (2022– ). Although he earned critical acclaim for both roles, the latter

Boston Celtics: …Dave Cowens, Paul Silas, and Jo Jo White, on teams coached by Heinsohn that won titles in 1973–74 and 1975–76. The second of those championships included a dramatic triple-overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns in game five of the finals. In 1978 the Celtics were involved in an unusual transaction…

John White was a British artist, explorer, cartographer, and governor of the English settlement on Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina, U.S.). In May 1577 White sailed on the ship Aid as part of an expedition to America commanded by Martin Frobisher. The expedition, sponsored by the Cathay

Joseph Blanco White was a Spanish-born English poet, journalist, and writer of miscellaneous prose. He was a friend of the poets Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge and of the young clerical intellectuals at Oriel College, Oxford, in the 1820s: John Henry Newman, E.B. Pusey, Richard Hurrell

Josephine Sophia White Griffing was an American reformer and a strong presence in the women’s rights movement in the mid-19th-century. She also campaigned vigorously and effectively for Abolition and later for aid to former slaves. Griffing moved with her husband to Ohio about 1842 and settled in

Elektra Records: Village Folk to “Riders on the Storm”: …recorded albums by Jean Ritchie, Josh White, and Theodore Bikel achieved substantial sales without the need for expensive marketing or hit singles, even after Elektra moved to offices on West 14th Street near Greenwich Village. But, while the other labels mostly stuck to traditional notions of folk, Elektra adapted in…

Leonard Dupee White was an American political scientist and historian who was a leading authority on public administration. White graduated from Dartmouth College and received his Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1921. He served on the University of Chicago faculty from 1920 to 1956 and was

Leslie A. White was an American anthropologist best known for his theories of the evolution of culture and for the scientific study of culture that he called “culturology.” After serving in the U.S. Navy, White entered Louisiana State University, but after two years he transferred to Columbia

Leslie A. White was an American anthropologist best known for his theories of the evolution of culture and for the scientific study of culture that he called “culturology.” After serving in the U.S. Navy, White entered Louisiana State University, but after two years he transferred to Columbia

Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer known for her extensive contributions to photojournalism, particularly for her Life magazine work. She is recognized as having been the first female documentary photographer to be accredited by and work with the U.S armed forces. Margaret White was

Mary Rowlandson was a British American colonial author who wrote one of the first 17th-century captivity narratives, in which she told of her capture by Native Americans, revealing both elements of Native American life and of Puritan-Indian conflicts in early New England. Mary White was taken to

Mary Jo White is an American attorney who served as head (2013–17) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Monk was born into a family of lawyers, but her early ambition was to become a doctor. She studied clinical psychology at the College of William and Mary (B.S., 1970) and at the

Earth, Wind & Fire: …Fire was the brainchild of Maurice White, a drummer raised in Memphis, Tennessee, who moved to Chicago and became a veteran session player at Chess Records and a member of the Ramsey Lewis Trio. He drew upon a wide variety of influences, including his Memphis church-singing roots, his broad recording…

the White Stripes: ) and drummer Meg White (original name Megan Martha White; b. December 10, 1974, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan).

the White Stripes: ) and drummer Meg White (original name Megan Martha White; b. December 10, 1974, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan).

Mike White is an American screenwriter, producer, and actor who created several successful films and television shows, including the musical-comedy film School of Rock (2003) and the award-winning anthology television series The White Lotus (2021– ). White grew up in Pasadena, California, where he

Mike White is an American screenwriter, producer, and actor who created several successful films and television shows, including the musical-comedy film School of Rock (2003) and the award-winning anthology television series The White Lotus (2021– ). White grew up in Pasadena, California, where he

Minor White was an American photographer and editor whose efforts to extend photography’s range of expression greatly influenced creative photography in the mid-20th century. White took up photography while very young but set it aside for a number of years to study botany and, later, poetry. He

Oliver Hill was an African American attorney and prominent civil rights activist, best known for his outspoken advocacy of desegregation in public schools and his role in bringing to the U.S. Supreme Court the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), in which the Court ruled

Patrick White was an Australian novelist and playwright who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973. White was born in London while his parents were there on a visit, and he returned to England (after 12 years in Australia) for schooling. He then worked for a time at his father’s sheep ranch in

Patrick White was an Australian novelist and playwright who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973. White was born in London while his parents were there on a visit, and he returned to England (after 12 years in Australia) for schooling. He then worked for a time at his father’s sheep ranch in

Pearl White was one of the most successful of the early American film stars, who gained international fame for her work in “chapter stories”—long-running melodramatic serials, such as The Perils of Pauline. White left high school in her second year to join a local theatrical stock company, and at

Pearl White was one of the most successful of the early American film stars, who gained international fame for her work in “chapter stories”—long-running melodramatic serials, such as The Perils of Pauline. White left high school in her second year to join a local theatrical stock company, and at

P.D. James was a British mystery novelist best known for her fictional detective Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard. The daughter of a middle-grade civil servant, James grew up in the university town of Cambridge. Her formal education, however, ended at age 16 because of lack of funds, and she was

Reggie White was an American professional gridiron football player who was one of the most dominant defensive linemen in the history of the sport. In his 15-year National Football League (NFL) career, he was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 consecutive times, and, at the time of his retirement in 2000,

Reggie White was an American professional gridiron football player who was one of the most dominant defensive linemen in the history of the sport. In his 15-year National Football League (NFL) career, he was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 consecutive times, and, at the time of his retirement in 2000,

Stanford White: …essayist, critic, and Shakespearean scholar Richard Grant White. He was carefully trained as an architect by Henry Hobson Richardson. In June 1880 he joined Charles Follen McKim and William Rutherford Mead in founding a new architectural firm that soon became the most popular and prolific one in the country. Until…

Richard Jewell was an American security guard and former suspect in the Atlanta Olympic Games bombing of 1996. Jewell, who had been hired to work security at Centennial Olympic Park on July 27, spotted a suspicious-looking green knapsack and reported it to police. The bag held a pipe bomb and would