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Syracuse, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) SyracuseSyracusesĭrˈəky&oomacr;s, sĕrˈ– [key], city (1990 pop. 163,860), seat of Onondaga co., central N.Y., on Onondaga Lake and the Erie Canal; settled c.1788, inc. as a city…Elbert Sidney BRIGHAM, Congress, VT (1877-1962)
BRIGHAM Elbert Sidney , a Representative from Vermont; born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., October 19, 1877; attended the graded schools; was graduated from St. Albans High School in 1898…John Alfred McDowell ADAIR, Congress, IN (1864-1938)
ADAIR John Alfred , A Representative from Indiana; born near Portland, Jay County, Ind., December 22, 1864; attended the public schools and Portland High School; engaged in mercantile pursuits;…Howard Worth SMITH, Congress, VA (1883-1976)
SMITH Howard Worth , a Representative from Virginia; born in Broad Run, Fauquier County Va., February 2, 1883; attended the public schools; was graduated from Bethel Military Academy, Warrenton,…Murfreesboro
(Encyclopedia) MurfreesboroMurfreesboromûrˈfrēzbûrˌə [key], city (1990 pop. 44,922), seat of Rutherford co., central Tenn., on Stones River; inc. 1817. It is the processing center of a dairy,…Limburg, province, Belgium
(Encyclopedia) LimburgLimburglĭmˈbûrg, Du. lĭmˈbûrkh [key], Fr. Limbourg, province (1991 pop. 750,435), 930 sq mi (2,409 sq km), NE Belgium, bordering on the Netherlands in the north. The chief…Ravalomanana, Marc
(Encyclopedia) Ravalomanana, MarcRavalomanana, Marcmärk rävälōmänänˈ [key], 1949–, Malagasy political leader. He made a fortune manufacturing dairy products and began his political career in 1999…Tupelo , city, United States
(Encyclopedia) TupeloTupelot&oomacr;ˈpĭlō, ty&oomacr;– [key], city (1990 pop. 30,685), seat of Lee co., NE Miss.; founded 1859, inc. 1870. It is the trade, processing, and shipping center for…Vorarlberg
(Encyclopedia) VorarlbergVorarlbergfōrˌärlˈbĕrkh [key], province (1991 pop. 331,472), 1,004 sq mi (2,600 sq km), extreme W Austria, bordering on Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany. Bregenz, on…Cork, city, Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Cork, city, county town of Co. Cork, S Republic of Ireland, on the Lee River near its mouth on Cork Harbour. The oldest part of the town…Trending
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