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Chambly

(Encyclopedia) Chambly Chambly shäNblēˈ [key], city, S Que., Canada, on the Richelieu River, E of Montreal…

Fort Walton Beach

(Encyclopedia) Fort Walton Beach, city (2020 pop. 20,922), Okaloosa co., NW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1941. It is a year-round beach and…

Fort Albany

(Encyclopedia) Fort Albany, Canadian fur-trading post, N Ont., at the mouth of the Albany River on James Bay. It was founded (before 1682) by the Hudson's Bay Company as one of its earliest forts. In…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 28, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 27, 1805May 29, 1805May 28, 1805 Tuesday May 28th 1805. This morning we set forward at an early hour; the weather dark and cloudy, the are…

2018 Year in Review: World News

Top events for the world in 2018 Prev Next Vladimir Putin Re-elected   In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin secured another six-year term to continue nearly two decades of…

Rock Creek Park

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

Steep Rock Lake

(Encyclopedia) Steep Rock Lake, 4 mi (6.4 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, SW Ont., Canada, W of Lac des Mille Lacs. It is the site of important iron ore mining. Part of the lake was drained to…