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Explorations

See also Explorers The following table lists important explorations of each of the world's continents, according to location name, date, and explorer name. Country or place Event Explorer…

Entertainment Bios — A

AaliyahClaudio AbbadoBerenice AbbottBud AbbottGeorge AbbottF. Murray AbrahamKathy AckerBryan AdamsCindy AdamsDouglas AdamsScott AdamsAerosmithBen AffleckJames AgeeChristina AguileraAi Danny…

Marie Rudisill 2006 Deaths

Marie RudisillAge: 95 writer of several books including Fruitcake: Memories of Truman Capote and Sook, she gained fame as “The Fruitcake Lady” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno starting in…

John Hazard REYNOLDS, Congress, NY (1819-1875)

REYNOLDS John Hazard , a Representative from New York; born in Moriah, N.Y., June 21, 1819; attended the public schools in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), N.Y., and Bennington, Vt.; engaged in…

Charles ROGERS, Congress, NY (1800-1874)

ROGERS Charles , a Representative from New York; born in Northumberland, Saratoga County, N.Y., April 30, 1800; attended Granville Academy and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.,…

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

Historical BackgroundThe McCulloch v. Maryland decision in 1819 fanned the flames of controversy over States' rights and national supremacy. By 1824, Chief Justice John Marshall had reached…

United States 5, Spain 0

United States 5, Spain 0 at Las Vegas, N.M. (Nov. 24-26) Monica Seles (USA) def. Conchita Martinez (SPA) 6-2, 6-3 Lindsay Davenport (USA) def. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (SPA) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3…