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Uzi GalJohn W. GardnerEmily GenauerHelen GiulianiHarrison Smith GlancyHugh GlosterCliff GormanJohn GottiLois GouldStephen Jay GouldAlfredo GoyenecheAdolph GreenThomas GriffithSteve…

Micronesia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Micronesia   Women play volleyball in Kosrae, Micronesia April 9, 2004. [© AP Images]   PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Federated States of Micronesia…

Richard RIDGELY, Congress, MD (1755-1824)

RIDGELY, Richard, a Delegate from Maryland; born in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel County, Md., August 3, 1755; attended St. John's College, Annapolis, Md.; assistant clerk of the council…

American Outdoor Records—Men

(Through Sept. 6, 2006)Event Record Holder Where made DateRunning100 m 0:09.79Maurice GreeneAthens, GreeceJune 16, 1999200 m 0:19.32 Michael Johnson Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 1, 1996400 m 0:43.…

Albert Gallatin HAWES, Congress, KY (1804-1849)

HAWES Albert Gallatin , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., April 1, 1804; moved to Kentucky in 1810 with his parents, who settled in Fayette County near…

Reuben CHAPMAN, Congress, AL (1799-1882)

CHAPMAN Reuben , a Representative from Alabama; born in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., July 15, 1799; attended an academy in Virginia; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1825 and…

Alberta

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Alberta Alberta ălbûrˈtə [key], province, 255,285 sq mi (661,188 sq km), including 6,485 sq mi (16,796 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Alberta…

Victoria, queen of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria)Victoriaălˌĭgzăndrēˈnə [key], 1819–1901, queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She was the daughter of Edward…

Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Leap-Frog

The Snow QueenThe ElderbushThe Leap-Frog A Flea, a Grasshopper, and a Leap-frog once wanted to see which could jump highest; and they invited the whole world, and everybody else besides…