
Standing Rock protests | Summary, Violence, & Outcome | Britannica
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 …
Rock, Massachusetts, Colony, Map, History, & Facts - Britannica
Jun 11, 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 …
Rock - 1960s, British Invasion, Psychedelic | Britannica
Jun 14, 2025 · Rock - 1960s, British Invasion, Psychedelic: Whatever the commercial forces at play (and despite the continuing industry belief that this was pop music as transitory novelty), it …
Geologic time | Periods, Time Scale, & Facts | Britannica
The geologic time scale is the “calendar” for events in Earth history. It subdivides all time into named units of abstract time called—in descending order of duration— eons, eras, periods, …
geology - Encyclopedia Britannica
May 27, 2025 · An introduction to the geochemical and geophysical sciences logically begins with mineralogy, because Earth’s rocks are composed of minerals—inorganic elements or …
Rock Hudson | Biography, Movies, AIDS, TV Shows, Death, & Facts ...
Rock Hudson (born November 17, 1925, Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.—died October 2, 1985, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor noted for his good looks and movie roles during the …
Rock | Definition, Characteristics, Formation, Cycle, Classification ...
May 12, 2025 · 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 …
Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution
Jun 14, 2025 · Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution: How, then, should rock’s contribution to music history be judged? One way to answer this is to trace rock’s …
List of Musical Bands | Rock, Pop, Grunge | Britannica
This is an alphabetically ordered list of bands. See also band, rock, alternative rock, popular music, heavy metal, grunge, psychedelic rock, punk, and country
Metamorphic rock | Definition, Formation, & Facts | Britannica
May 7, 2025 · Metamorphic rock, any rock that results from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing conditions, such as variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical …