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Yukon, river, Canada and the United States
(Encyclopedia) YukonYukony&oomacr;ˈkŏn [key], river, c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) long, rising in Atlin Lake, NW British Columbia, Canada, and receiving numerous headwater streams; one of the longest…Cartier, Sir Georges Étienne
(Encyclopedia) Cartier, Sir Georges ÉtienneCartier, Sir Georges Étiennezhôrzh ātyĕnˈ kärtyāˈ [key], 1814–73, Canadian statesman, b. Quebec prov. He was called to the bar of Lower Canada (Quebec) in…Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st BaronStrathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baronstrăthkōˈnə [key], 1820–1914, Canadian fur trader, financier,…unidentified flying object
(Encyclopedia) unidentified flying object or UFO, an object or light reportedly seen in the sky whose appearance, trajectory, and general dynamic and luminescent behavior do not readily suggest a…Rupert, Prince
(Encyclopedia) Rupert, Prince, 1619–82, count palatine of the Rhine. Born in Prague, he was the son of Frederick the Winter King, elector palatine and king of Bohemia, and Elizabeth, daughter of…Restoration, in French history
(Encyclopedia) Restoration, in French history, the period from 1814 to 1830. It began with the first abdication of Emperor Napoleon I and the return of the Bourbon king, Louis XVIII, but was…Dr. T and the Women
Director:Robert AltmanWriter:Anne RappArtisan Entertainment; R; 122 minutesRelease:10/00Cast:Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Liv Tyler, Kate Hudson At the ripe old age of 75, Robert…Cornelius Edward GALLAGHER, Congress, NJ (1921)
GALLAGHER Cornelius Edward , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bayonne, Hudson County, N.J., March 2, 1921; attended the local schools of Bayonne; was graduated from John Marshall College,…Thomas McEWAN, Jr., Congress, NJ (1854-1926)
McEWAN Thomas, Jr. , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Paterson, N.J., February 26, 1854; attended the public schools; became a civil engineer; attended the law department of Columbia…Augustus Albert HARDENBERGH, Congress, NJ (1830-1889)
HARDENBERGH Augustus Albert , a Representative from New Jersey; born in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., May 18, 1830; attended Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., in 1844; took up…Trending
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