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Valday Hills
(Encyclopedia) Valday Hills or Valdai HillsValday Hillsboth: väldīˈ, Rus. vəldīˈ [key], upland region, NW European Russia, composed of a series of glacial moraines that rise to c.1,100 ft (340 m).…Canandaigua
(Encyclopedia) Canandaigua Canandaigua kănəndāˈgwə [key], city (2020 pop. 10,576), seat of Ontario co., W central N.Y…Yoho National Park
(Encyclopedia) Yoho National ParkYoho National Parkyōˈhō [key], 507 sq mi (1,313 sq km), SE British Columbia, Canada, in the Rocky Mts. at the Alta. border; est. 1886. It lies W of the Continental…Grand Canal
(Encyclopedia) Grand Canal, Chinese Da Yunhe [large transit river], longest in the world, extending c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) from Beijing to Hangzhou, E China, and forming an important north-south…Cape Breton Island
(Encyclopedia) Cape Breton Island, island, 3,970 sq mi (10,282 sq km), forming the northeastern part of N.S., Canada, and separated from the mainland…2002 Winter Olympics Leading Medal Winners
Number of medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown on right. USA medalists in bold type. MEN No Sport G-S-B 4 Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, NOR Biathlon 4-0-0 3…2002 Winter Olympic Medal Sports
Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Salt Lake City Olympic Firsts Cross Country Skiing Curling Figure Skating Freestyle Skiing Ice Hockey Luge…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 13, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 12, 1805April 14, 1805April 13, 1805 Saturday April 13th Being disappointed in my observations of yesterday for Longitude, I was unwilling…State of the Union Address: James Monroe (December 12, 1817)
James Monroe (December 12, 1817) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: At no period of our political existence had we so much cause to felicitate ourselves at the prosperous…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: The Lake's Margin
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: Apostrophe to SilenceFragment: 'My Head Is Wild with Weeping'Fragment: The Lake's Margin Published by W.M. Rossetti, 1870. The fierce beasts of the…Trending
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