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Longest Rivers in the World
Rivers have played a significant role in the development of human civilization for centuries. From providing water for irrigation to serving as a transportation route, rivers have been an essential…Joan Rivers Biography
Joan Rivers(Joan Molinsky)comedian, talk show host, actressBorn: 6/8/1933Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Emmy Award-winning talk show host, actress and comedian who gained notoriety while working as…World's Longest Rivers
Are you a world traveler or simply curious about the natural wonders of our planet? Test your knowledge about the world’s longest waterways with this geography quiz! From the Nile to the Amazon, we'…Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman
(Encyclopedia) Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman, American civil-rights workers in the South during the 1960s. Michael Schwerner (b. 1939) and Andrew Goodman (b. 1943), both white New Yorkers, went to…Mound Builders
(Encyclopedia) Mound Builders, in North American archaeology, name given to those people who built mounds in a large area from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Mississippi River to…Moline
(Encyclopedia) MolineMolinemōlēnˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 43,202), Rock Island co., NW Ill., on the Mississippi River, in a coal area; inc. 1848. It is a transportation and industrial center, and has…East Moline
(Encyclopedia) East Moline East Moline mōlēnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 20,393), Rock Island co., NW Ill., a suburb of…Quapaw
(Encyclopedia) QuapawQuapawkwôˈpô [key], Native North Americans, also called the Arkansas, whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American…Carter, Hodding
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Hodding, 1907–72, American journalist and news publisher, b. Hammond, La. He taught briefly at Tulane Univ. and worked as a newspaperman until starting (1932) his own paper,…Squier, Ephraim George
(Encyclopedia) Squier, Ephraim George, 1821–88, American archaeologist and journalist, b. Bethlehem, Albany co., N.Y. He is noted for his study of the prehistoric Mound Builders of the Mississippi…Trending
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