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coin

(Encyclopedia) coin, piece of metal, usually a disk of gold, silver, nickel, bronze, copper, aluminum, or a combination of such metals, stamped by authority of a government as a guarantee of its real…

Matthew Perry Biography

Matthew PerryactorBorn: 8/19/1969Birthplace: Williamstown, Massachusetts Having given up a career as a junior tennis champ to pursue acting, Matthew first appeared in guest spots on several…

Winter Olympics 2006: Daily Highlights

Top news of the 2006 Winter Games, day by day by Erin Teare Martin 2/10 • 2/11 • 2/12 • 2/13 • 2/14 • 2/15 • 2/16 • 2/17 • 2/18 • 2/19 • 2/20 • 2/21 • 2/22 • 2/23 • 2/24…

Cornelius Vanderbilt Biography

Cornelius Vanderbiltindustrialist, financierBorn: 5/27/1794Birthplace: Port Richmond, N.Y. Having gotten his feet wet operating the Staten Island ferry in 1810, Vanderbilt then worked for…

Walt Whitman: The World below the Brine

The World below the BrineThe world below the brine, Forests at the bottom of the sea, the branches and leaves, Sea-lettuce, vast lichens, strange flowers and seeds, the thick tangle…

Michael Nicholas NOLAN, Congress, NY (1833-1905)

NOLAN Michael Nicholas , a Representative from New York; born in County Carlow, Ireland, May 4, 1833; immigrated to the United States at the age of ten years; attended the public schools in…

Dudley Chase HASKELL, Congress, KS (1842-1883)

HASKELL Dudley Chase , a Representative from Kansas; born in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., March 23, 1842; moved with his parents to Lawrence, Kans., in 1855; attended school at Springfield,…

Bonanza Creek

(Encyclopedia) Bonanza Creek, stream, c.20 mi (30 km) long, W Yukon, Canada. It flows NW to the Klondike River near Dawson. The first gold strike in the Yukon occurred there in 1896.