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Emigrant Aid Company
(Encyclopedia) Emigrant Aid Company, organization formed in 1854 to promote organized antislavery immigration to the Kansas territory from the Northeast. Eli Thayer conceived the plan as early as Feb…Forillon National Park
(Encyclopedia) Forillon National ParkForillon National ParkfôˌrēyōNˈ [key], 92 sq mi (238 sq km), at the tip of Forillon Peninsula, SE Que., Canada, near Gaspé; est. 1970. On the Gulf of St. Lawrence…Bonaventure Island
(Encyclopedia) Bonaventure Island, 21&fslsh;2 mi (4 km) long and 3&fslsh;4 mi (1.2 km) wide, off E Que., Canada, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, c.3 mi (5 km) N of Perce Rock. It has the largest…Murry, John Middleton
(Encyclopedia) Murry, John Middleton, 1889–1957, English critic and editor. In 1919 he became editor of the Athenaeum and in 1923 founded his own review, the Adelphi, with which he was associated…Chesapeake, ship
(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, famous for her role in the Chesapeake affair (June 22, 1807) and for her battle with the H.M.S. Shannon (June 1, 1813). The Chesapeake left Norfolk, Va., for…Aqaba
(Encyclopedia) AqabaAqabaäˈkäbä [key], town (1996 est. pop. 52,000), SW Jordan, at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, on the border with Israel. It is the only Jordanian port with direct access to the…Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
(Encyclopedia) Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, astronomical observatory located 35 mi (56 km) S of Tucson, Ariz., at an altitude of 8,500 ft (2,590 m). It is operated jointly by the Smithsonian…Jennifer Blackburn DUNN, Congress, WA (1941-2007)
DUNN Jennifer Blackburn , a Representative from Washington; born in Seattle, King County, Wash., July 29, 1941; graduated from Bellevue High School, Bellevue, Wash.; attended the University of…Lawrence, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Sir Thomas, 1769–1830, English portrait painter, b. Bristol. He began to draw when very young and developed extraordinary talents as a draftsman; though he studied briefly at…Mingan Islands
(Encyclopedia) Mingan IslandsMingan Islandsmĭngˈgən [key], group of 15 small islands and many islets, E Que., Canada, in the St. Lawrence River, N of Anticosti island. They were visited (1535) by…Trending
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