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Climbing the Seven Summits
About 350 mountaineers have climbed all "Seven Summits"—the highest peak on each of the seven continents. The first was Dick Bass, an American businessman, on April 30, 1985.…Theodore ROOSEVELT, Congress, NY (1858-1919)
ROOSEVELT, Theodore, (great-great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch, nephew of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, father-in-law of Nicholas Longworth), a Vice President and 26th President of the United…Miscellaneous Data for the United States
Highest point: Mount McKinley, Alaska 20,320 ft. (6,198 m)Lowest point: Death Valley, Calif. 282 ft. (86 m) below sea levelApproximate mean elevation 2,500 ft. (763 m)Points farthest apart (…Extreme Points of the United States (States & Territories)
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesThe United States of America is an extensive land mass. It covers 3,119,884 square miles in its contiguous form and more still when the outlying territories such as…The White House's First Car
The Question: Who was the president when the White House got its first car? The Answer: For the answer to this question, we turned to Michael L. Bromley…Rove, Karl Christian
(Encyclopedia) Rove, Karl Christian, 1950–, U.S. political consultant and government official, b. Denver, Colo. Politically active in high school, he joined College Republicans while at the Univ. of…Sherman, John
(Encyclopedia) Sherman, John, 1823–1900, American statesman, b. Lancaster, Ohio; brother of William Tecumseh Sherman. He studied law, was admitted (1844) to the bar, and practiced law several years…Anchorage
(Encyclopedia) Anchorage Anchorage ăngˈkərĭj [key], city (2020 pop. 291,247), Anchorage census div., S central Alaska, a port at the head of Cook Inlet; inc. 1920. It is…Dawes, Charles Gates
(Encyclopedia) Dawes, Charles GatesDawes, Charles Gatesdôz [key], 1865–1951, American statesman and banker, b. Marietta, Ohio. Admitted (1886) to the bar, Dawes practiced law in Lincoln, Nebr., until…I-M
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