What is a harp pin?

What is a harp pin? The pin (Khmer: ពិណ) is a Cambodian harp, one of the most historically important instruments in Cambodian music. The instrument went extinct c. 1500s, and is now being restored in modern times. Its historical importance is emphasized by the very name for Cambodian classical music, pin-peat (Khmer: ពិណពាទ្). Do Harps […]

How were the Hawaiian Islands created?

How were the Hawaiian Islands created? The Hawaiian Islands were formed by a volcanic hot spot, an upwelling plume of magma, that creates new islands as the Pacific Plate moves over it. What are the 8 main Hawaiian Islands? The eight islands are: Hawai’i, Maui, Koho’olawe, Moloka’i, Lana’i, O’ahu, Kaua’i and Ni’ihau. When were the […]

What was wrong with Ernie Davis?

What was wrong with Ernie Davis? After a 13-month battle against acute monocytic leukemia, the most virulent form of blood cancer, Ernie Davis succumbs to the disease and dies early this morning in a Cleveland hospital. In 1961, Davis became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Who is the best black football player […]

Where is Red Beryl in Utah?

Where is Red Beryl in Utah? There is only one known commercial occurrence of gem-quality red beryl in the world: the Ruby Violet (or Red Beryl) mine in the Wah Wah Mountains of Beaver County, Utah. What kind of gems are found in Utah? The semiprecious gemstones and ornamental stones found in Utah include: azurite […]

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