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Tekoa
(Encyclopedia) Tekoa or TekoahTekoaboth: tēkōˈə [key], ancient town, S ancient Palestine, S of Bethlehem. It is on the edge of a desolate country; to the east the land drops off precipitously to the…Ormond Beach
(Encyclopedia) Ormond Beach, resort and residential city (1990 pop. 29,721), Volusia co., NE Fla., on Halifax River (a lagoon) and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1880. It was founded (1873) as a health…Nakhon Pathom
(Encyclopedia) Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathomnäˈkôn pätŭmˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 44,999), capital of Nakhon Pathom prov., SW Thailand, on the Mekong River. It is a transportation and commercial center…Ashley, Laura
(Encyclopedia) Ashley, Laura, 1925–85, British fashion designer and manufacturer. After serving in the Women's Royal Naval Service, she and her husband founded a company to produce silkscreened…Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Number of People in the U.S. Speaking a Language Other than English at Home, 2000 and 2011
In the United States, there is a surprising number of people speaking a language other than English at home—more than 60 million as of 2011. Spanish/Spanish Creole is the most…Barnes Foundation
(Encyclopedia) Barnes Foundation, museum and arborteum in Merion and Philadelphia, Pa. Founded in 1922, it houses the impressive art collection amassed by Albert Coombs Barnes, 1872–1951, a wealthy…Bonds, Barry Lamar
(Encyclopedia) Bonds, Barry Lamar, 1964–, American baseball player, b. Riverside, Calif. Bonds grew up surrounded by baseball; his father, Bobby Bonds, was a San Francisco Giants outfielder (1968–74…Shimizu
(Encyclopedia) ShimizuShimizushĭmēˈz&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 241,523), Shizuoka prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Suruga Bay. A port and fishing center, it exports tea, oranges, and…President Lincoln and Soldier's Home National Monument
(Encyclopedia) President Lincoln and Soldier's Home National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Trending
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