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Kosciusko, Thaddeus
(Encyclopedia) Kosciusko or Kosciuszko, ThaddeusKosciusko or Kosciuszko, Thaddeuskŏsˌēŭsˈkō [key], Pol. Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Košciuszko, 1746–1817, Polish general. Trained in military…Omaha, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) OmahaOmahaōˈməhä, –hô [key], city (1990 pop. 335,795), seat of Douglas co., E Nebr., on the west bank of the Missouri River; inc. 1857. The largest city in the state, it is a busy port…Alexander, Andrew Lamar, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Alexander, Andrew Lamar, Jr., American politician, b. Maryville, Tn., Vanderbilt Univ. (B.A., 1962); New York Univ. (J.D., 1965). The son of educators, Alexander studied…fractal geometry
(Encyclopedia) fractal geometry, branch of mathematics concerned with irregular patterns made of parts that are in some way similar to the whole, e.g., twigs and tree branches, a property called self…Falun Gong
(Encyclopedia) Falun GongFalun Gongfä-l&oomacr;n g&oomacr;ng [key], also known as Falun DafaFalun Gongdä-fä [key], movement promoting physical and spiritual well-being that became widespread…Baseball American League No-Hit Games
American League Year Date Pitcher Result 1902 9/20 Jimmy Callahan Chi vs Det, 3-0 1904 5/5 Cy Young Bos vs Phi, 3-0 (perfect game) 8/17…2001 All-Star Baseball Game
72nd Baseball All-Star Game. Date: July 10 at Safeco Field, Seattle, Wash.; Managers: Bobby Valentine, New York (NL) and Joe Torre, New York (AL); Most Valuable Player: SS-3B Cal Ripken Jr…Stolen Bases: American League
American League Multiple winners: Rickey Henderson (12); Luis Aparicio (9); Bert Campaneris, George Case and Ty Cobb (6); Kenny Lofton (5); Ben Chapman, Eddie Collins and George Sisler (4);…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 31, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 30, 1804September 1, 1804August 31, 1804 31st of August Friday rose early a fair Day- a curioes Society among this nation worthey of…Parsifal
(Encyclopedia) ParsifalParsifalpärˈsĭfäl [key], figure of Arthurian legend also known as Sir Percivale, who is in turn a later form of a hero of Celtic myth. The name originally occurs as Pryderi, an…Trending
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