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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 1, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 31, 1806August 2, 1806August 1, 1806 Friday August 1st 1806. The rain still continuing I set out early as usual and proceeded on at a good…

Iowa

Iowa State Information Capital: Des Monies  Official Name: The State of Iowa Organized as a territory/republic: June 12, 1838 Entered Union (rank): December 28, 1846 (29th) Present constitution…

Mohawk, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Mohawk, river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, rising in central New York and flowing S then SE past Utica and Schenectady to enter the Hudson River at Cohoes. The Mohawk is canalized from…

Thanlwin

(Encyclopedia) ThanlwinThanlwinthänlwēnˈ [key] or SalweenThanlwinsălˌwēnˈ [key], Chin. Nu Jiang, Tibetan Chiama Ngu Chu, river of SE Asia, c.1,750 mi (2,820 km) long, rising in E Tibet region of…

Ford, Betty

(Encyclopedia) Ford, Betty, 1918–2011, American first lady (1974–77), wife of President Gerald Ford, b. Chicago as Elizabeth Anne Bloomer. A candid, outspoken, and popular first lady, she became an…

Zambezi

(Encyclopedia) ZambeziZambezizămbēˈzē [key], river, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long, rising in NW Zambia, S central Africa, and flowing in an S-shaped course generally E through E Angola, along the Zambia…