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(Encyclopedia) TrinidadTrinidadtrēnēᵺäᵺˈ [key], town (1983 est. pop. 43,500), Sancti Spíritus prov., central Cuba. Tobacco processing is the chief industry, although other agricultural processing has…Paphos
(Encyclopedia) PaphosPaphospāˈfŏs [key], two ancient cities, SW Cyprus, on the coast. Old Paphos was probably founded in the Mycenaean period by colonists from Greece or Phoenicia. Modern excavations…State of the Union Address: John Quincy Adams (December 5, 1826)
John Quincy Adams (December 5, 1826) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The assemblage of the representatives of our Union in both Houses of the Congress at this time…estuary
(Encyclopedia) estuaryestuaryĕsˈch&oobreve;ĕrˌē [key], partially enclosed coastal body of water, having an open connection with the ocean, where freshwater from inland is mixed with saltwater…Tuva Republic
(Encyclopedia) Tuva Republic or Tyva RepublicTuva Republicboth: t&oomacr;ˈvə, Rus. t&oomacr;väˈ, Tuvan t&oomacr;wäˈ [key], constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 366,000), 65,830 sq mi (170…Cenozoic era
(Encyclopedia) Cenozoic eraCenozoic erasēnəzōˈĭk, sĕn– [key], last major division of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) lasting from 65 million years ago to the…Michigan
Michigan State Information Capital: Lansing Official Name: Michigan Entered Union (rank): January 26th, 1837 (26th state) Present constitution adopted: April 1st, 1963 (effective January 1,…Olbia
(Encyclopedia) OlbiaOlbiaŏlˈbēə [key], Ionic Greek colony of Miletus, founded at the beginning of the 6th cent. b.c. It is on the right bank of the Buh River between Mykolayiv and Ochakiv, S central…State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 8, 1846)
James Polk (December 8, 1846) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: In resuming your labors in the service of the people it is a subject of congratulation that there has…State of the Union Address: Abraham Lincoln (December 1, 1862)
Abraham Lincoln (December 1, 1862) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Since your last annual assembling another year of health and bountiful harvests has passed, and while…Trending
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