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Shiloh National Military Park

(Encyclopedia) Shiloh National Military Park: see Shiloh, battle of; National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

A Temporary Breakthrough

      "If this ain't the big leagues, there ain't no such thing!" —Slim Jones, Pitcher, Philadelphia Stars Despite this fact, Negro League Baseball began to flourish. Several…

Ayers Rock

(Encyclopedia) Ayers Rock, monolith, Australia: alternative name for Uluru. See Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park.

Amherstburg

(Encyclopedia) Amherstburg, industrial town, S Ont., Canada, on the Detroit River. Fort Malden, built (1797–99) to replace a post lost when Detroit was ceded to the United States, is now…

Rock Creek Park

(Encyclopedia) Rock Creek Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Prince William Forest Park

(Encyclopedia) Prince William Forest Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Fort Washington Park

(Encyclopedia) Fort Washington Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Catoctin Mountain Park

(Encyclopedia) Catoctin Mountain Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Kivu, region, Congo

(Encyclopedia) KivuKivukēˈv&oomacr;, kēv&oomacr;ˈ [key], region, c.89,000 sq mi (230,510 sq km), E Congo (Kinshasa). It borders on Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Lake Tanganyika on the east.…

Channel Islands, California

(Encyclopedia) Channel Islands or Santa Barbara IslandsChannel Islandssănˈtə bärˈbrə, –bərə [key], chain of eight rugged islands and many islets, extending c.150 mi (240 km) along the S Calif. coast…