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Block Island
(Encyclopedia) Block Island, 7 mi (11.2 km) long and 3.5 mi (5.6 km) wide, off S R.I. at the eastern entrance to Long Island Sound. Visited by the Dutch navigator Adriaen Block in 1614, it was…Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, officially the Lucius J. Kellam, Jr. Bridge-Tunnel, 17.6 mi (28.2 km) long, across the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, E Va., connecting Cape Charles with…Hetch Hetchy Valley
(Encyclopedia) Hetch Hetchy Valley, in Yosemite National Park, central Calif., on the Tuolumne River. It once rivaled Yosemite Valley in beauty and grandeur. O'Shaughnessy Dam (completed 1923; enl.…Rockaway
(Encyclopedia) Rockaway, narrow peninsula, c.10 mi (16 km) long, SW Long Island, SE N.Y., in Queens borough of New York City. Separating Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean and isolated from the rest…Saginaw, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Saginaw, river, 22 mi (35 km) long, formed by the confluence of eight branches, SE Mich. The river drains a large area of lower Michigan and flows into Saginaw Bay (c.60 mi/100 km long…Ogden, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) Ogden, river, 35 mi (56 km) long, rising in the Wasatch Range in N Utah, and flowing SW to join the Weber River at Ogden. The river has been used for irrigation for nearly a century.…Gros Morne
(Encyclopedia) Gros MorneGros Mornegrō môrn [key], mountain, 2,644 ft (806 m) high, W Newfoundland island, Canada, in the Long Range N of Bonne Bay; second highest point on Newfoundland. Gros Morne…Summer Games Gold Medal Winners: Track and Field–Men: Men's Olympic Long Jump Through the Years
1896 Ellery Clark, United States 20 ft 9.75 in 1900 Alvin Kraenzlein, United States 23 ft 6.875 in 1904 Myer Prinstein, United States 24 ft 1 in 1906 Myer Prinstein,…Oakland Athletics 2000 Roster By Statistics
Batting (135 AB)AvgABRHHRRBISBJason Giambi.333510108170431372Olmedo Saenz.31321440679331Adam Piatt*.29915724475230Terrence Long*.28858410416818805Ben Grieve.27959492166271043Randy Velarde.…April 2019 Current Events: World News
Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…Trending
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