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Bunker Hill Day: Massachusetts
Celebrating the Battle of Bunker Hill by Liz Olson Bunker Hill Day, a holiday observed annually on June 17 in Massachusetts, celebrates the Battle of Bunker Hill. Although named…Top 50 Colleges for Black Students, 2006
Based on a survey of more than 500 African American higher education professionals, including college and university presidents, chancellors, and directors, Black Enterprise magazine has ranked the…Zarqa
(Encyclopedia) Zarqa or ZerkaZarqaboth: zärˈkä [key], in the Bible, river, 80 mi (129 km) long, rising in the hills W of Amman, N Jordan, and flowing generally north, then west, to the Jordan River;…Cambridgeshire
(Encyclopedia) Cambridgeshire, county, 1,313 sq mi (3,402 sq km), E central England. The county seat is Cambridge. The county is divided into five…Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
(Encyclopedia) Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens. Completed in 1936 and originally named the Triborough Bridge, it comprises three…Lanuvium
(Encyclopedia) LanuviumLanuviumlən&oomacr;ˈvēəm [key], ancient city of Latium, Italy, c.20 mi (32 km) S of Rome, in the Alban Hills near the Appian Way. It was celebrated for its temple of Juno.…North Adams
(Encyclopedia) North Adams, city (1990 pop. 16,797), Berkshire co., NW Mass., in the Berkshire Hills, on the Hoosic River near the Vt. border; settled c.1737, set off from Adams and inc. 1878. It is…Mezen
(Encyclopedia) MezenMezenmyĕˈzĭnyə [key], river, c.565 mi (910 km) long, rising in the Timan Hills, Komi Republic, NE European Russia, and flowing NW into the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Its lower…Ebal, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Ebal, MountEbal, Mountēˈbəl [key], Arabic Jabal Aybal, 3,084 ft (940 m) high, in the Samarian hills, West Bank. On Ebal, according to the Bible, the curses due for the violations of…Tumakuru
(Encyclopedia) Tumakuru, formerly TumkurTumakurut&oobreve;mk&oomacr;rˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 179,877), Karnataka state, S central India. It is a district administrative center and a health…Trending
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