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Roger SHERMAN, Congress, CT (1721-1793)
Senate Years of Service: 1791-1793 Party: Pro-Administration SHERMAN Roger , a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Newton, Mass., April 19, 1721; moved with his…John Rogers McBRIDE, Congress, OR (1832-1904)
McBRIDE John Rogers , a Representative from Oregon; born near St. Louis, in Franklin County, Mo., August 22, 1832; attended the country schools in Missouri and Oregon; moved to Oregon in 1851…Nasser, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Nasser, Lake, c.1,550 sq mi (4,010 sq km), on the Nile River, SE Egypt and N Sudan, known as Lake Nubia in Sudan. Created in the 1960s, it extends c.350 mi (560 km) behind Aswan High…Lancaster Sound
(Encyclopedia) Lancaster Sound, arm of Baffin Bay, c.200 mi (320 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, Nunavut Territory, Canada. It extends west between Devon and Baffin islands and is part of the…Liancourt Rocks
(Encyclopedia) Liancourt Rocks, Jap. Takeshima, Korean Dokdo or Tokdo, island group, 58 acres (23 hectares), in the SW Sea of Japan, roughly midway between the Japanese island of Honshu and the…Louise, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Louise, Lake, 11&fslsh;2 mi (2.4 km) long, alt. 5,680 ft (1,731 m), SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., in Banff National Park. Noted for its scenic beauty, it is surrounded by…Pentland Firth
(Encyclopedia) Pentland FirthPentland Firthpĕntˈlənd fûrth [key], channel, 6 to 8 mi (9.7–12.9 km) wide and c.14 mi (23 km) long, N Scotland. Connecting the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, it…Avoca
(Encyclopedia) Avoca or OvocaOvocaəvōˈkə [key], river, c.15 mi (24 km) long, formed by the union of the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers, in Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland. It flows SE to the Irish…Turlock
(Encyclopedia) TurlockTurlocktûrˈlŏk [key], city (1990 pop. 42,198), Stanislaus co., central Calif.; inc. 1908. It is the center of the Turlock irrigation district, which uses the waters of the…Bond, Sir Robert
(Encyclopedia) Bond, Sir Robert, 1857–1927, Newfoundland political leader. He was educated in England and later entered Newfoundland politics. In 1890, he negotiated a reciprocity agreement between…Trending
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