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shoebill stork
(Encyclopedia) shoebill stork, common name for a large (up to 54 in./122 cm) tall, storklike bird, Balaeniceps rex. Also known as the whalehead, it is noted for its large head and unusually long and…Falls Church
(Encyclopedia) Falls Church, independent city (2020 pop. 14,917), NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. as a town 1875, as a city 1948…The Spingarn Medal
The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for outstanding achievement by a Black American. 1915 Ernest E. Just 1916…Nottingham, Daniel Finch
(Encyclopedia) Nottingham, Daniel Finch, 2d earl of, 1647–1730, English politician, son of Heneage Finch, the 1st earl. A staunch supporter of the Church of England, he disapproved of James II's pro–…Hope
(Encyclopedia) Hope, city (2020 pop. 9,425), seat of Hempstead co., SW Ark. Hope is a commercial center and a distribution point for an agricultural…Dallas, Alexander James
(Encyclopedia) Dallas, Alexander JamesDallas, Alexander Jamesdălˈəs [key], 1759–1817, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1814–16), b. Jamaica, West Indies. He went (1783) to Philadelphia, practiced law…canary
(Encyclopedia) canarycanarykənârˈē [key], common name for a familiar cage bird of the family Ploceidae (Old World finch family), descended from either the wild serin finch or from the very similar…1967–1968 Emmy Awards
Mission: ImpossibleArchive PhotosOutstanding Dramatic SeriesMission: Impossible (CBS)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic SeriesBill Cosby, I…National Committee Chairs Since 1944
Chairman and (state)-Republican Term Herbert Brownell Jr. (N.Y.) 1944-1946 Carroll Reece (Tenn.) 1946-1948…Dressler, Marie
(Encyclopedia) Dressler, Marie, 1869–1934, American actress, b. Coburg, Ont., Canada. She appeared on stage and in vaudeville before making her first film, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914). Although…Trending
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