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Gifford, Sanford Robinson
(Encyclopedia) Gifford, Sanford Robinson, 1823–80, American painter, b. Greenfield, N.Y. A major painter of the American movement known as luminism, Gifford, who was influenced by Thomas Cole early…thunder
(Encyclopedia) thunder, sound produced along a path of a lightning flash, caused by the rapid heating and expansion of the adjacent air; lightning can heat air to temperatures as much as five times…timberline
(Encyclopedia) timberline, elevation above which trees cannot grow. Its location is influenced by the various factors that determine temperature, including latitude, prevailing wind directions, and…Whittingham, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Whittingham, CharlesWhittingham, Charleshwĭtˈĭnjəm, –ĭng-əm [key], 1767–1840, English printer. He established a printery in London in 1789, removing to Chiswick and founding the…Virunga
(Encyclopedia) VirungaVirungavēr&oobreve;ngˈgä [key], volcanic range of mountains, E Congo, N Rwanda, and SW Uganda, central Africa, NE of Lake Kivu. It extends along the eastern rim of the Great…Vosges, mountain range, France
(Encyclopedia) VosgesVosgesvōzh [key], mountain range, E France, between the Alsatian plain in the east and the plateau of S Lorraine in the west. It extends generally north and parallel to the Rhine…Franklin Delano ROOSEVELT, Jr., Congress, NY (1914-1988)
ROOSEVELT Franklin Delano, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Campobello, New Brunswick, Canada, August 17, 1914; graduated from Groton School, Groton, Mass., 1933; graduated from…1996 NCAA Womens Basketball High Point Game Leaders
No OpponentDate50Shannon Johnson, S. CarolinaAppalachian St.1/3149Tina Thompson, USCUCLA1/2749Gray C. Harris, SE MissouriWilliams Baptist2/2646Kate McAllister, PacificLong Beach St.2/23 Five…Kentucky
Kentucky State Information Official Name: The Commonwealth of Kentucky Capital: Frankfort Organized as a territory: January 1, 1777 Entered Union: June 1, 1792 (15th State) Present constitution…May 2002 Disasters
May, southern India: Brutal heat wave, particularly in Andhra Pradesh State, left more than 600 dead nationwide.May 2–5, southern W. Va. and southwest Va.: Storm system moving through…Trending
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