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Mackay, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Mackay, LakeMackay, Lakeməkīˈ [key], large, usually dry, saline lake, 1,829 sq mi (4,737 sq km), 65 mi (105 km) long, 40 mi (64 km) wide, W central Australia, on the border of Western…Allegheny Plateau
(Encyclopedia) Allegheny Plateau, dissected plateau, western part of the Appalachian Mts., extending c.500 mi (800 km) SW from N Pa. to SW Va., rising to c.4,860 ft (1,480 m) at Spruce Knob, the…Brinton, Crane
(Encyclopedia) Brinton, Crane (Clarence Crane Brinton), 1898–1968, American historian, b. Winsted, Conn. He received his Ph.D. from Oxford in 1923 and began teaching at Harvard the same year,…Burton, Harold Hitz
(Encyclopedia) Burton, Harold Hitz, 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1945–58), b. Jamaica Plain (now part of Boston), Mass. Admitted to the bar in 1912, he built a prosperous…Spanish language
(Encyclopedia) CEE Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19…The Spring Equinox
Related Links Easter Features Spring Poetry The Calendar The Seasons Earth's Seasons: Video and Activities Equinox March 20 is a date that most of us recognize as…Limfjørd
(Encyclopedia) LimfjørdLimfjørdlēmˈfyördˌ [key], waterway, c.110 mi (180 km) long, cutting across N Jutland, Denmark, and connecting the North Sea with the Kattegat. It is very irregular in shape,…Ghats
(Encyclopedia) GhatsGhatsgŏts [key] [Hindi,=steps], two mountain ranges of S India, paralleling the coasts of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal and forming two sides of the Deccan plateau. Anai…State of the Union Address: Calvin Coolidge (December 6, 1927)
Calvin Coolidge (December 6, 1927) Members of the Congress: It is gratifying to report that for the fourth consecutive year the state of the Union in general is good. We are at peace. The country as…2000-01 Western Conference Stanley Cup Championship (Best of 7)
W-L GF Leading Scorers Colorado 4-1 17 Sakic (4-4–8) St. Louis 1-4 11 MacInnis (1-3–4) Date Winner Home Ice May 12 Avalanche, 4-1…