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Blennerhassett Island

(Encyclopedia) Blennerhassett Island, in the Ohio River, near Parkersburg, W.Va. On it Harman Blennerhassett built a mansion and a laboratory for his study. The island was ransacked by the local…

almond

(Encyclopedia) almond, name for a small tree (Prunus amygdalus) of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for the nutlike, edible seed of its drupe fruit. The “nuts” of sweet-almond varieties are…

Princeton University

(Encyclopedia) Princeton University, at Princeton, N.J.; coeducational; chartered 1746, opened 1747, rechartered 1748, called the College of New Jersey until 1896. Established by the “New Light” (…

Martin, Luther

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Luther, c.1748–1826, American lawyer and political leader, b. New Brunswick, N.J. He practiced law in Maryland and became the first attorney general of the state, holding…

Weehawken

(Encyclopedia) WeehawkenWeehawkenwēˈhôkən, wēhôˈkən [key], township (1990 pop. 12,385), Hudson co., NE N.J., on the Hudson River opposite New York City, with which it is connected by the Lincoln…

Kansas City Royals 2002 Raster By Statistics

Batting (130 AB)AvgABRHHRRBISBMike Sweeney.3404718116024869Raul Ibanez.29449770146241035Joe Randa.2825496315511802Carlos Beltran.2736371141742910535A.J. Hinch.24919725497273Michael Tucker.…

Aaron James McKinney, 1998 News

21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming, died on Oct. 12 after spending several days in critical condition at a Fort Collins, Colo., hospital. In what was labelled a hate crime,…

Aaron Burr vs. Alexander Hamilton

The Question: Which former vice president shot the Secretary of the Treasury in a duel? The Answer: Thomas Jefferson's vice president Aaron…

Aaron SCHOCK, Congress, IL (1981)

SCHOCK Aaron , a Representative from Illinois; born in Morris, Stevens County, Minn., May 28, 1981; attended Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Ill., 1999-2002; B.S., Bradley University,…