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Great Victoria Desert
(Encyclopedia) Great Victoria Desert, Australia's largest desert, c. 163,900 sq mi (424,400 sq km), South Australia and Western Australia states. Forming the southern belt of the Western Australia…Gruenther, Alfred Maximilian
(Encyclopedia) Gruenther, Alfred Maximilian, 1899–1983, U.S. general, b. Platte Center, Nebr. A brilliant staff officer, during World War II he was deputy chief of staff to Dwight D. Eisenhower in…Petty, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Petty, Richard, 1937–, American auto racing driver, b. Level Cross, N.C. The son of Lee Petty, a champion stock car race driver, he won a record 200 National Association for Stock Car…Simplon
(Encyclopedia) SimplonSimplonsĭmˈplŏn [key], pass, 6,590 ft (2,009 m) high, in the Lepontine Alps, Valais canton, S Switzerland. It is crossed by the Simplon Road built (1800–1806) by Napoleon I. The…James Conquest Cross BLACK, Congress, GA (1842-1928)
BLACK James Conquest Cross , a Representative from Georgia; born in Stamping Ground, Scott County, Ky., May 9, 1842; attended the common schools and the high school at Newcastle, Ky., and was…2,000 Years of the Necktie: Ascots Cross the Finish Line
Ascots Cross the Finish Line by David Johnson Neckties Through the Ages Introduction210 B.C.China's First Emperor 113 A.D.Did Romans Wear Ties? 17th CenturyCroatian Cravats for the King of…1924 Men's Olympic Nordic Skiing Cross Country Medalists
Event Time 18km Thorleif Haug, NOR 1:14:31 50km Thorleif Haug, NOR 3:44:32 Nordic Skiing Ski Jumping1928 Men's Olympic Nordic Skiing Cross Country Medalists
Event Time 18km Johan Gröttumsbråten, NOR 1:37:01 50km Per Erik Hedlund, SWE 4:52:03 Nordic Skiing Ski Jumping1932 Men's Olympic Nordic Skiing Cross Country Medalists
Event Time 18km Sven Utterström, SWE 1:23.07 50km Veli Saarinen, FIN 4:28.00 Nordic Skiing Ski Jumping1936 Men's Olympic Nordic Skiing Cross Country Medalists
Event Time 18km Erik-August Larsson, SWE 1:14:38 50km Elis Wiklund, SWE 3:30:11 4x10km FIN (Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Matti Lähde, Kalle Jalkanen) 2:41:33…Trending
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