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(Encyclopedia) AshantiAshantiäshänˈtē [key] or AsanteAsanteäsänˈtē [key], historic and modern administrative region, central Ghana, W Africa. The region is the source of much of Ghana's cocoa. It is…Witwatersrand
(Encyclopedia) WitwatersrandWitwatersrandwĭtwôˈtərzrăndˌ [key] [Afrik.,=white water ridge] or the Rand, region, Gauteng prov. (formerly a part of Transvaal), South Africa. The area, which forms the…Portland, Ore.
Mayor: Charlie Hales (to Dec. 2016)2010 census population (rank): 583,776 (29); Male: 289,211 (49.5%); Female: 294,565 (50.5%); White: 444,216 (76.1%); Black: 36,695 (6.3%); American Indian…Horace Austin Warner TABOR, Congress, CO (1830-1899)
Senate Years of Service: 1883-1883 Party: Republican TABOR Horace Austin Warner , a Senator from Colorado; born in Holland, Orleans County, Vt., November 26, 1830; attended the common schools;…Klerksdorp
(Encyclopedia) KlerksdorpKlerksdorpklĕrksˈdôrp [key], city, part and seat of the City of Matlosana local municipality, North West prov., NE South Africa, on the Schoonspruit River. The town, which…Bolt, Usain St. Leo
(Encyclopedia) Bolt, Usain St. Leo, 1986–, Jamaican sprinter. Unusually tall (6 ft 5 in./1.96 m) for his sport, he won the gold medal for the 200-m sprint at the 2002 world junior championships and…Nye, Edgar Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Nye, Edgar WilsonNye, Edgar Wilsonnī [key], known as Bill Nye, 1850–96, American humorist and journalist, b. Shirley Mills, Maine. He lived in Wisconsin from 1852 to 1876, when he went…August 2016: Michael Phelps Is Man of Gold
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of August 2016. 1. CDC Issues Zika Warning 2. U.S. Launches…Youngest and Oldest Gold Medalists in an Individual Event
Youngest:MEN—Toni Nieminen, Finland, Large Hill Ski Jumping, 1992 (16 years, 261 days)WOMEN—Tara Lipinski, United States, Figure Skating, 1998 (15 years, 256 days)Oldest: MEN—Magnar Solberg,…Men's Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal Winners
1904 Thomas F. Kiely, Ireland 6036 pts. 1912 Jim Thorpe, United States - Hugo Wieslander, Sweden - 1920 Helge Lovland, Norway 6,804.35 pts. …Trending
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