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John Denver Biography

John Denver(Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.)singer, songwriterBorn: 12/31/1943Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico The top pop recording artist of the 1970s, he first achieved success with the song…

Denver Pyle Biography

Denver Pyleactor Born: 5/11/1920Birthplace: Bethune, Colorado Pyle often played characters redolent of the American West and the South. On TV he acted in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (…

Perpignan

(Encyclopedia) PerpignanPerpignanpĕrpēnyäNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 108,049), capital of Pyrénées-Orientales dept., S France, near the Spanish border and the Mediterranean. It is a farm trade center,…

Ouagadougou

(Encyclopedia) Ouagadougou or WagaduguWagaduguboth: wägəd&oomacr;ˈg&oomacr; [key], city (1991 est. pop. 634,500), capital of Burkina Faso. It is the nation's largest city and its…

Maseru

(Encyclopedia) MaseruMaserumăzˈər&oomacr; [key], city (1996 pop. 137,837), capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho, on the Caledon River, near the border with the Republic of South Africa. It is…

Aichi

(Encyclopedia) Aichi Aichi īˈchē [key], prefecture, 1,962 sq mi (5,082 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. Bounded on the S and W by Ise Bay, Aichi consists of a coastal plain (…

Arvada

(Encyclopedia) Arvada Arvada ärvădˈə [key], city (2020 pop. 124,402), Jefferson and Adams counties, N central Colo., a suburb of Denver; inc. 1904. Primarily residential,…

Colorado, University of

(Encyclopedia) Colorado, University of, main campus at Boulder; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1877. There are campuses at Colorado Springs and Denver; the main medical campus…

International Park

Name and location Total acreageRoosevelt Campobello (New Brunswick, Canada) 2,800International Historic SiteThe National Park SystemNational Cemeteries

International Sports

Cite Track and Field Track and field, swimming, skiing, figure skating, snowboarding, and Tour de France. Swimming Skiing and Snowboarding Speed…