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Are There Trees in Iceland?
The Question: I would like to know where in Iceland trees grow. In what city or cities can they be found? The Answer: There aren't many trees…Peleg TALLMAN, Congress, MA (1764-1840)
TALLMAN Peleg , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Tiverton, R.I., July 24, 1764; attended the public schools; served in the Revolutionary War on the privateer and lost an arm in an…Albert SMITH, Congress, NY (1805-1870)
SMITH Albert , a Representative from New York; born in Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y., June 22, 1805; completed preparatory studies; moved to Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y.; studied law; was…Ambrose Arnold RANNEY, Congress, MA (1821-1899)
RANNEY Ambrose Arnold , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Townshend, Windham County, Vt., April 17, 1821; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1844; studied law in…Albert Haller TRACY, Congress, NY (1793-1859)
TRACY Albert Haller , a Representative from New York; born in Norwich, Conn., June 17, 1793; pursued classical studies; studied medicine; moved to New York State in 1811; abandoned medicine and…Debbie WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Congress, FL (1966)
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ Debbie , a Representative from Florida; born in Forest Hills, Queens County, N.Y., September 27, 1966; B.A., University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1988; M.A., University of…Mountains
Mountains exist on all the continents of the earth. Many of the world's mountains lie in two great belts. The Circum-Pacific chain, often called the Ring of Fire, runs from the west coast of…Raymond V. Damadian
Raymond V. Damadian Born: 1936Birthplace: Forest Hills, N.Y. Apparatus and method for detecting cancer in tissue—Damadian invented the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that has…Two Gentlemen of Verona
Two Gentlemen of Verona There lived in the city of Verona two young gentlemen, whose names were Valentine and Proteus, between whom a firm and uninterrupted friendship had long subsisted.…David Wu Biography
David WuU.S. CongressmanBorn: 1955Birthplace: Taiwan Wu moved to the United States with his family when he was a boy. He earned B.S. from Stanford University in 1977, attended Harvard Medical…Trending
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