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Karun

(Encyclopedia) KarunKarunkär&oomacr;nˈ [key], river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the Zagros Mts., W Iran, and flowing S to the Shatt al Arab on the Iraqi border. The Karun is navigable to…

Sault Sainte Marie, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Sault Sainte MarieSault Sainte Maries&oomacr; sānt mərēˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 81,476), S Ont., Canada, on the St. Marys River opposite Sault Ste Marie, Mich. A bridge connects…

O'Hara, John Myers

O'Hara, John Myers[1870-1944](3)Born at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Educated at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. Was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Chicago for twelve years, when…

Elijah Wood Biography

Elijah WoodactorBorn: 1/28/1981Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wood enrolled in modeling school in 1988 and had small roles in Back to the Future, Part II (1989) and Internal Affairs (1990) before…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 7, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 6, 1806August 8, 1806August 7, 1806 Thursday August 7th 1806. It began to rain about midnight and continued with but little intermission…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 23, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 22, 1805July 24, 1805July 23, 1805 Tuesday July 23rd 1805. Set out early as usual; Capt. Clark left us with his little party of 4 men and…

Chris CARNEY, Congress, PA (1959)

CARNEY Chris , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, March 2, 1959; B.S.S., Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1981; M.A., University of Wyoming, Laramie,…

Stanton WARBURTON, Congress, WA (1865-1926)

WARBURTON Stanton , a Representative from Washington; was born in Sullivan County, Pa., April 13, 1865; moved to Iowa with his parents, who settled in Cherokee in 1868; attended the public…