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(Encyclopedia) Appaloosa horseAppaloosa horseăpˌəl&oomacr;ˈsə [key], breed of light horse developed in the United States by the Nez Percé of Idaho from a horse that originated in Asia and was…Makah
(Encyclopedia) MakahMakahmäkôˈ [key], Native North Americans who in the early 19th cent. inhabited Cape Flattery, NW Wash. According to Lewis and Clark they then numbered some 2,000. The Makah are…Marsh, Charles Wesley
(Encyclopedia) Marsh, Charles Wesley, 1834–1918, American inventor and editor, b. Ontario. In 1849 his family moved to De Kalb co., Ill. Assisted by his brother William, he designed a hand-binding…Eaton, John Henry
(Encyclopedia) Eaton, John Henry, 1790–1856, U.S. Senator (1818–29) and Secretary of War (1829–31), b. Halifax co., N.C. After being admitted to the bar, he practiced in Franklin, Tenn., and married…dodo, extinct bird
(Encyclopedia) dodo, a flightless forest-dwelling bird of Mauritius, extinct since the late 17th cent. The dodo was closely related to the Rodrigues solitaire, extinct flightless giant found on…French, Daniel Chester
(Encyclopedia) French, Daniel Chester, 1850–1931, American sculptor, b. Exeter, N.H., studied in Florence and in Boston with William Rimmer. After executing his first large work, The Minute Man (1875…Bismarck
(Encyclopedia) Bismarck, city (2020 pop. 73,622), state capital and seat of Burleigh co., S central N.Dak., on hills overlooking the Missouri River;…Cherenkov, Pavel Alekseyevich
(Encyclopedia) Cherenkov, Pavel AlekseyevichCherenkov, Pavel Alekseyevichpäˈvĭl əlyĭksyāˈyəvĭch chərĕngˈkəf [key], 1904–90, Soviet physicist. He shared with the Soviet physicists I. M. Frank and I. Y…Sports Personalities
Information has been gathered from many sources, including the individuals themselves. However, the almanac cannot guarantee the accuracy of every individual item.Aaron, Hank Abbott, Jim Abdul-…Famous African American Inventors
Lewis Howard Latimer, Patricia Bath, and other exceptional scientists by Ann Marie Imbornoni Lewis Howard Latimer Related Links Black History Month Features…Trending
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