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Walt Whitman: Old Age's Lambent Peaks

Old Age's Lambent PeaksThe touch of flame—the illuminating fire—the loftiest look at last, O'er city, passion, sea—o'er prairie, mountain, wood—the earth itself, The airy, different, changing…

Median Age at First Marriage, 1890–2010

The following table shows the median age of men and women when they were first married in the United States from 1890 to 2010. The median age for a man's first marriage was 28.2 years in 2010, up…

National Football League Stadiums: Rank by Age

AFCOakland1966San Diego1967Kansas City1972Buffalo1973NY Jets1976Indianapolis1984Miami1987Jacksonville1995Baltimore1998Cleveland1999Tennessee1999Cincinnati2000Denver2001Pittsburgh2001New…

Colville, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Colville, river, c.375 mi (600 km) long, rising in the De Long Mts. of the Brooks Range, NW Alaska, and flowing across the tundra, east then north, to the Arctic Ocean. All of its…

cocktail

(Encyclopedia) cocktail, short mixed drink originating in the United States and served as an appetizer. It generally has a basis of gin, whisky, rum, or brandy combined with vermouth or fruit juices…

Hammerfest

(Encyclopedia) Hammerfest Hammerfest häˈmərfĕst [key], town, Finnmark co., N Norway, on Kvaløy island. It is the…

Marie Byrd Land

(Encyclopedia) Marie Byrd Land, area of W Antarctica, E of the Ross Shelf Ice and the Ross Sea and S of the Amundsen Sea; the Ford Ranges lie in the northwest part. The region was discovered and…