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(Encyclopedia) King William Island, part of the Arctic Archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean, Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Boothia Peninsula and Victoria Island. The northern coast of the island was…Kahn, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Kahn, HermanKahn, Hermankän [key], 1922–83, American military strategist. b. Bayonne, N.J. After graduate work in physics at the California Institute of Technology, he joined the Rand…New Netherland
(Encyclopedia) New Netherland, territory included in a commercial grant by the government of Holland to the Dutch West India Company in 1621. Colonists were settled along the Hudson River region; in…Maxim
(Encyclopedia) MaximMaximmăkˈsĭm [key], name of a family of inventors and munition makers. Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, 1840–1916, was born near Sangerville, Maine. After launching on a career of…Davis, John
(Encyclopedia) Davis or Davys, John, 1550?–1605, English navigator. He made his first voyage in search of the Northwest Passage in 1585, continuing the work of Martin Frobisher. On this voyage he…Fulton, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Fulton, Robert, 1765–1815, American inventor, engineer, and painter, b. near Lancaster, Pa. He was a man remarkable for his many talents and his mechanical genius. An expert gunsmith…Fort Stanwix
(Encyclopedia) Fort Stanwix, colonial outpost on the site of Rome, N.Y., controlling a principal route from the Hudson River to Lake Ontario. Originally a French trading center, it was rebuilt by the…2006 Academy Awards Nominations
The 2006 Academy Awards will be presented February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre.Best PictureBabel The DepartedLetters from Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The QueenBest Animated…Lewis Dewart APSLEY, Congress, MA (1852-1925)
APSLEY Lewis Dewart , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Northumberland, Pa., September 29, 1852; moved with his parents to Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa., in 1861; attended public and…Aaron Van Schaick COCHRANE, Congress, NY (1858-1943)
COCHRANE Aaron Van Schaick , a Representative from New York; born in Coxsackie, Greene County, N.Y., March 14, 1858; attended the common schools and the Hudson River Institute at Claverack, N.Y…Trending
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