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Ghats

(Encyclopedia) GhatsGhatsgŏts [key] [Hindi,=steps], two mountain ranges of S India, paralleling the coasts of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal and forming two sides of the Deccan plateau. Anai…

Taymyr Peninsula

(Encyclopedia) Taymyr Peninsula or Taimyr PeninsulaTaymyr Peninsulaboth: tīmĭrˈ [key], northernmost projection of Siberia, N Krasnoyarsk Territory, N central Siberian Russia, between the estuaries of…

Trafalgar, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Trafalgar, battle ofTrafalgar, battle oftrəfălˈgər [key], naval engagement fought off Cape Trafalgar on the SW coast of Spain on Oct. 21, 1805, in which the British fleet under Horatio…

Samuel CARUTHERS, Congress, MO (1820-1860)

CARUTHERS Samuel , a Representative from Missouri; born in Madison County, Mo., October 13, 1820; was graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.; studied law; was admitted to the bar…

Thomas Hurst HUGHES, Congress, NJ (1769-1839)

HUGHES Thomas Hurst , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Cold Spring, Cape May County, N.J., January 10, 1769; attended the public schools; moved to Cape May City in 1800 and engaged in…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Triumph of Life

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Charles the FirstThe Triumph of Life Swift as a spirit hastening to his task Of glory and of good, the Sun sprang forth Rejoicing in his splendour, and the mask Of…

BURLISON, Bill D., Congress, MO (1931)

BURLISON Bill D. , a Representative from Missouri; born in Wardell, Pemiscot County, Mo., March 15, 1931; B.A., Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1953; B.S., Southeast…