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(Encyclopedia) PhoenixPhoenixfēˈnĭks [key], Crete: see Phenice (2.)Phoenix Islands
(Encyclopedia) Phoenix Islands, group of eight islands, 11 sq mi (28 sq km), central Pacific, N of Samoa. The chain comprises a portion of Kiribati. The two most important are Kanton (or Abariringa)…Scottsdale
(Encyclopedia) Scottsdale, city (1990 pop. 130,069), Maricopa co., central Ariz.; settled in 1895 by Winfield Scott, inc. 1951. It is a resort and retirement center in the Phoenix metropolitan area.…Gila
(Encyclopedia) GilaGilahēˈlə [key], river, 630 mi (1,014 km) long, rising in the mountains of W N.Mex. and flowing W across Ariz. to the Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz.; the San Francisco River is its…Phoenix Park murders
(Encyclopedia) Phoenix Park murders, name given to the assassination on May 6, 1882, of Lord Frederick Cavendish, British secretary for Ireland, and Thomas Henry Burke, his undersecretary, in Phoenix…Brewer's: Phoenix
Said to live a certain number of years, when it makes in Arabia a nest of spices, sings a melodious dirge, flaps his wings to set fire to the pile, burns itself to ashes, and comes forth…Phoenix (Film)
Director:Danny CannonWriter:Eddie RicheyTrimark Pictures; RRelease:10/98Cast:Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Fred Shuster, Anjelica Huston, Royce D. Applegate and…Phoenix (U.S.)
Destination: Mars. Launch: Aug. 2007. Arrival: May 25, 2008. Mission: To study and analyze past and current existence of water on Mars while assessing the…Enderbury Island
(Encyclopedia) Enderbury Island: see Phoenix Islands.Cavendish, Lord Frederick Charles
(Encyclopedia) Cavendish, Lord Frederick Charles: see Phoenix Park murders.Trending
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