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What to expect at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games by Gerry Brown Also Read: Winter Olympics 2006: Daily Highlights Related Links 2006 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the…

Winter Olympics: Curling

Think shuffleboard on ice by Mike Morrison and Christine Frantz Related Links 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Curling Medal StandingsCurling Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Curling Did You Know?…

The Largest States in the U.S. by Area

The United States of America is a country of immense geographical diversity, with a landscape that spans from snow-capped mountains to sun-kissed beaches, arid deserts to lush forests. The country's…

Northwich

(Encyclopedia) NorthwichNorthwichnôrthˈwĭch [key], town (1991 pop. 32,664), Cheshire West and Chester, W central England, at the confluence of the Weaver and Dane rivers. Northwich was once the…

Avery Island

(Encyclopedia) Avery Island, salt dome, 163 ft (50 m) high and 2 mi (3.2 km) in diameter, S La., in an area of sea marshes and swamps. A corporation controlled by the Avery and McIlhenny families…

Douglas Wayne OWENS, Congress, UT (1937-2002)

OWENS Douglas Wayne , a Representative from Utah; born in Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, May 2, 1937; graduated from Panguitch High School, Panguitch, Utah, 1955; attended University of Utah,…

Hutchinson

(Encyclopedia) Hutchinson. <1> City (2020 pop. 40,006), seat of Reno co., S central Kans., on the Arkansas River; inc. 1872. It is a commercial…

Port Radium

(Encyclopedia) Port Radium, mining village, N central Northwest Territories, Canada, on Great Bear Lake. The mines were discovered in 1930 and yielded deposits of pitchblende, from which much radium…

Zambezi

(Encyclopedia) ZambeziZambezizămbēˈzē [key], river, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long, rising in NW Zambia, S central Africa, and flowing in an S-shaped course generally E through E Angola, along the Zambia…

Reva Zilpha Beck BOSONE, Congress, UT (1895-1983)

BOSONE Reva Zilpha Beck , a Representative from Utah; born in American Fork, Utah County, Utah, April 2, 1895; attended the public schools; graduated from Westminster Junior College in 1917 and…