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Bush, Barbara
(Encyclopedia)Bush, Barbara, 1925–2018, b. New York City as Barbara Pierce; wife of George H. W. Bush and mother of George W. Bush. She studied briefly at Smith College before marrying (1945); the Bushes ultimate...Allen, Gracie
(Encyclopedia)Allen, Gracie: see Burns, George. ...Saint Stephens
(Encyclopedia)Saint Stephens: see Gaines, George Strother. ...Cook, George Cram
(Encyclopedia)Cook, George Cram: see Glaspell, Susan. ...Gordon riots
(Encyclopedia)Gordon riots: see Gordon, Lord George. ...Steiner, Zara
(Encyclopedia)Steiner, Zara: see under Steiner, George. ...Kemble, George Stephen
(Encyclopedia)Kemble, George Stephen: see under Kemble, Roger. ...George Washington Birthplace National Monument
(Encyclopedia)George Washington Birthplace National Monument: see Wakefield. ...mendelevium
(Encyclopedia)mendelevium mĕndəlāvˈēəm [key], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Md; at. no. 101; mass no. of most stable isotope 258; m.p. 827℃; b.p. and sp. gr. unknown; valence +1...neptunium
(Encyclopedia)neptunium nĕpto͞oˈnēəm [key], radioactive chemical element; symbol Np; at. no. 93; mass number of most stable isotope 237; m.p. about 640℃; b.p. 3,902℃ (estimated); sp. gr. 20.25 at 20℃; va...Browse by Subject
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