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(Encyclopedia) coin, piece of metal, usually a disk of gold, silver, nickel, bronze, copper, aluminum, or a combination of such metals, stamped by authority of a government as a guarantee of its real…Matthew Perry Biography
Matthew PerryactorBorn: 8/19/1969Birthplace: Williamstown, Massachusetts Having given up a career as a junior tennis champ to pursue acting, Matthew first appeared in guest spots on several…Winter Olympics 2006: Daily Highlights
Top news of the 2006 Winter Games, day by day by Erin Teare Martin 2/10 • 2/11 • 2/12 • 2/13 • 2/14 • 2/15 • 2/16 • 2/17 • 2/18 • 2/19 • 2/20 • 2/21 • 2/22 • 2/23 • 2/24…Cornelius Vanderbilt Biography
Cornelius Vanderbiltindustrialist, financierBorn: 5/27/1794Birthplace: Port Richmond, N.Y. Having gotten his feet wet operating the Staten Island ferry in 1810, Vanderbilt then worked for…Walt Whitman: The World below the Brine
The World below the BrineThe world below the brine, Forests at the bottom of the sea, the branches and leaves, Sea-lettuce, vast lichens, strange flowers and seeds, the thick tangle…Michael Nicholas NOLAN, Congress, NY (1833-1905)
NOLAN Michael Nicholas , a Representative from New York; born in County Carlow, Ireland, May 4, 1833; immigrated to the United States at the age of ten years; attended the public schools in…Dudley Chase HASKELL, Congress, KS (1842-1883)
HASKELL Dudley Chase , a Representative from Kansas; born in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., March 23, 1842; moved with his parents to Lawrence, Kans., in 1855; attended school at Springfield,…Bonanza Creek
(Encyclopedia) Bonanza Creek, stream, c.20 mi (30 km) long, W Yukon, Canada. It flows NW to the Klondike River near Dawson. The first gold strike in the Yukon occurred there in 1896.Nadal, Rafael
(Encyclopedia) Nadal, Rafael (Rafael Nadal Parera), 1986–, Spanish tennis player, b. Majorca. Widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player ever, “Rafa” turned professional at 15. In 2005 he won…earring
(Encyclopedia) earring, a personal adornment, sometimes an amulet, worn attached to the ear lobe. Since prehistoric times the ear has been pierced for the insertion of the earring; certain primitive…Trending
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