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(Encyclopedia) glacier, moving mass of ice that survives year to year, formed by the compacting of snow into névé and then into granular ice and set in motion outward and downward by the force of…Virginia
Virginia State Information Capital: Richmond Official Name: The Commonwealth of Virginia Organized as a territory: Virginia was organized as a territory on July 13, 1787. Entered Union (rank):…New Jersey
New Jersey State Information Capital: Trenton Official Name: New Jersey Organized as a territory: June 24, 1664, as the “Province of New Jersey” Entered Union (rank): 1787 (3rd State to Enter…pine
(Encyclopedia) pine, common name for members of the Pinaceae, a family of resinous woody trees with needlelike, usually evergreen leaves. The Pinaceae reproduce by means of cones (see cone) rather…Vienna, Congress of
(Encyclopedia) Vienna, Congress of, Sept., 1814–June, 1815, one of the most important international conferences in European history, called to remake Europe after the downfall of Napoleon I.…Delaware
Delaware State Information Capital: Dover Official Name: Delaware Organized as a territory/republic: 1683 Entered Union (rank): December 7, 1787 (First of the original 13 states) Present…Maryland
Maryland State Information Capital: Annapolis Official Name: State of Maryland Organized as a Territory: 1632 Entered Union & Rank: April 28, 1788 (7th of the original 13 states) Present…Virginia, state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Virginia, state of the S Middle-Atlantic United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland…Ku Klux Klan
(Encyclopedia) Ku Klux KlanKu Klux Klank&oomacr;ˌ klŭks klăn [key], designation mainly given to two distinct secret societies that played a part in American history, although other less important…wine
(Encyclopedia) wine, alcoholic beverage made by the fermentation of the juice of the grape. Wine is so ancient that its origin is unknown. The earliest archaeological evidence of winemaking dates to…Trending
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