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Everest, Sir George
(Encyclopedia) Everest, Sir GeorgeEverest, Sir Georgeēvˈrəst [key], 1790–1866, British surveyor, b. Breconshire, Wales. He worked on the trigonometrical survey of India from 1806 to 1843. He became…Boker, George Henry
(Encyclopedia) Boker, George HenryBoker, George Henrybōˈkər [key], 1823–90, American poet and playwright, b. Philadelphia, grad. Princeton, 1842. He is best remembered for his romantic and heroic…Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th earl ofCarnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th earl ofkärnärˈvən [key], 1866–1923, English Egyptologist. With…Members of The House of Representatives, 111th Congress
Below is the composition of the 111th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2008 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented;…Thomas JEFFERSON, Congress, VA (1743-1826)
JEFFERSON, Thomas, (father-in-law of Thomas Mann Randolph and John Wayles Eppes), a Delegate from Virginia, a Vice President and 3d President of the United States; born at “Shadwell,“ Va., in…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, September 13, 1806
Day 1606 Day 1608 Clark, September 13, 1806 Saturday 13th September 1806 rose early Mr. McClellen gave each man a Dram and a little after Sunrise we Set out the wind hard a head from the S…Brewer's: Buttons
The two buttons on the back of a coat, in the fall of the back, are a survival of the buttons on the back of riding-coats and military frocks of the eighteenth century, occasionally used…George III, king of Great Britain and Ireland
(Encyclopedia) George III, 1738–1820, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820); son of Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, and grandson of George II, whom he succeeded. He was also elector (and…G - I
Franz Xaver GabelsbergerJames GadsdenLyman Judson GageJames GalanosJohn Kenneth GalbraithFerdinando GalianiAlbert GallatinGeorge Horace GallupIsabella Stewart GardnerThomas Andrew GareyRobert…1999 Deaths: G - L
Felix GalimirWilliam (Bill) GardinerW. Arthur Garrity, Jr.William (Pop) GatesGermain GliddenColby GoodwinRaisa GorbachevMeg GreenfieldCalvin GriffithErnest GrossJerzy GrotowskiHowie HaakHuntz…Trending
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