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pelican

(Encyclopedia) pelican, common name for a large, gregarious aquatic bird of warm regions, allied to the cormorants and gannets. Pelicans are heavy-bodied, long-necked birds with large, flat bills.…

Twelfth Night (Film)

Director/Writer:Trevor NunnDirector of Photography:Clive TicknerEditor:Peter BoyleMusic:Shaun DaveyProduction Designer:Sophie BecherProducers:Stephen Evans and David ParfittFine Line; PG; 105…

Berlin, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Berlin Berlin bûrˈlən, bərlĭnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 10,118), Coos co., NE N.H., in the White Mts. at…

color

(Encyclopedia) color, effect produced on the eye and its associated nerves by light waves of different wavelength or frequency. Light transmitted from an object to the eye stimulates the different…

White Plains (city), New York Census Data

People QuickFactsWhite PlainsNew YorkPopulation, 2003 estimate 55,90019,190,115Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 5.3%1.1%Population, 2000 53,07718,976,457Population,…

Gerry Whiting HAZELTON, Congress, WI (1829-1920)

HAZELTON Gerry Whiting , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., on February 24, 1829; attended the common schools, Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N.H., and received…

Thomas White FERRY, Congress, MI (1827-1896)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1883 Party: Republican FERRY Thomas White , a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in the old mission house of the Astor Fur Co. on Mackinac Island,…

Edward White PATTERSON, Congress, KS (1895-1940)

PATTERSON Edward White , a Representative from Kansas; born in Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kans., October 4, 1895; attended the public schools; during the First World War served as a sergeant in…

Edward White ROBERTSON, Congress, LA (1823-1887)

ROBERTSON Edward White , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., on June 13, 1823; moved with his parents to Iberville Parish, La., in 1825; attended the…