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(Encyclopedia) Atlantic City, city (2020 pop. 39,497), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier…November 2016: Plane Carrying Brazilian Soccer Team Crashes
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of November 2016. 1. Oklahoma Suffers…Gronchi, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Gronchi, GiovanniGronchi, Giovannijōvänˈnē grônˈkē [key], 1887–1978, Italian political leader. He entered parliament in 1919 as a member of the new Popular party. When Benito Mussolini…Negros
(Encyclopedia) NegrosNegrosnāˈgrōs [key], island (1990 pop. 3,182,252), 4,905 sq mi (12,704 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, 4th largest of the Philippines, between Panay and Cebu. Although…Valletta
(Encyclopedia) VallettaVallettavəlĕtˈə [key], city (1994 est. pop. 9,129), capital of Malta, NE Malta. It is strategically located on a rocky promontory between two deep harbors. Dockyards line the…The Recording Industry Association of America's Top-Selling Albums of All Time<sup class="fnr">*</sup>
29 Million Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic) Eagles: Their Greatest Hits, 1971–1975, Eagles (Asylum) 23 Million Greatest Hits, Volumes I & II, Billy…Talcahuano
(Encyclopedia) TalcahuanoTalcahuanotälkäwäˈnō [key], city (1990 est. pop. 246,900), S central Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean, part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. On the best harbor along…Nagano
(Encyclopedia) NaganoNaganonägäˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 347,026), capital of Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It has a food-processing industry and produces auto parts…Mesa, Ariz.
Mayor: John Giles (to Jan. 2019) City Manager: Chris Brady 2010 census population (rank): 439,041 (38); Male: 215,918 (49.2%); Female: 223,123 (50.8%); White: 338,591 (77.1%); Black: 15,…Krefeld
(Encyclopedia) KrefeldKrefeldkrāˈfĕlt [key], city (1994 pop. 249,560), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a port on the Rhine River. It is the center of the German silk and velvet industry, and is a…