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Santa Catalina
(Encyclopedia) Santa CatalinaSanta Catalinasănˈtə kătˌəlēˈnə [key] or Catalina Island, S Calif., one of the Channel Islands, off Huntington Beach, Calif. It is a resort island, 22 mi (35 km) long and…Ocean City
(Encyclopedia) Ocean City. 1 City (1990 pop. 5,146), Worcester co., SE Md., largest ocean resort in the state; inc. 1880. Ocean City is 28 mi (45 km) E of Salisbury and extends 10 mi (16 km) along a…Zion, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) ZionZionzīˈən [key], city (1990 pop. 19,775), Lake co., extreme NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1902. Largely residential, the city has some light industry. Zion was founded in 1901 by…King, Billie Jean
(Encyclopedia) King, Billie Jean, 1943–, American tennis player, b. Long Beach, Calif., as Billie Jean Moffitt. King won 67 tournament titles and 20 Wimbledon titles, including singles in 1966–68,…Guernsey
(Encyclopedia) GuernseyGuernseygûrnˈzē [key], island, 25 sq mi (65 sq km), in the English Channel, second largest of the Channel Islands. Guernsey bailiwick (2005 est. pop. 65,000) includes Alderney…Carmel-by-the-Sea
(Encyclopedia) Carmel-by-the-Sea or Carmel Carmel kärmĕlˈ [key], village (2020 pop. 3,220…fleabane
(Encyclopedia) fleabane, any plant of the genus Erigeron, widely distributed herbs of the family Asteraceae (aster family), especially abundant in temperate and mountainous regions of North America.…art deco
(Encyclopedia) art decoart decoärt dĕkōˈ; är dākōˈ, ärt [key] or art moderneart moderneär môdĕrnˈ, ärt [key], term that designates a style of design that originated in French luxury goods shortly…Rogers, Adrian Pierce
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Adrian Pierce, 1931–2005, American Southern Baptist clergyman, b. West Palm Beach, Fla. After deciding to enter the ministry while in college, he attended the New Orleans…Barry, John
(Encyclopedia) Barry, John, 1745–1803, U.S. naval officer in the American Revolution, b. Co. Wexford, Ireland. He went as a youth to Philadelphia, where he was a trader and a shipmaster. In the…Trending
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