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Champlain, Samuel de
(Encyclopedia) Champlain, Samuel deChamplain, Samuel deshămplānˈ, Fr. sämüĕlˈ də shäNplăNˈ [key], 1567–1635, French explorer, the chief founder of New France. After serving in France under Henry of…A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving, Part 2
Part 2: Voice of Native Americans by Neil Miller The campaign to make a regional holiday into a national celebration was realized on October 3, 1863, when Abraham Lincoln proclaimed…Morton, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Morton, Thomas, fl. 1622–47, English trader and adventurer in New England. He visited New England in 1622 and returned in 1625 with Captain Wollaston, who founded a settlement at Mt.…Klobuchar, Amy Jean
(Encyclopedia) Klobuchar, Amy Jean, Senator from Minnesota, 1960- , b. Plymouth, Mn,, Yale University (B.A., 1982), University of Chicago Law…Javan
(Encyclopedia) JavanJavanjāˈvăn [key], in the Bible. 1 Japheth's son, eponymous ancestor of the Greeks. 2 Unidentified place engaged in trade with Tyre, perhaps a Greek colony.Beth-tappuah
(Encyclopedia) Beth-tappuahBeth-tappuahbĕth-tăpy&oomacr;ˈə [key], in the Bible, town, c.4 mi W of Hebron, of which it was perhaps a colony; now called Taffuh (West Bank).Penn, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Penn, Thomas, 1702–75, colonial proprietor of Pennsylvania, b. Bristol, England; son of William Penn. Coming to Philadelphia, he managed (1732–41) the proprietary rights he inherited…Guadalajara, town, Spain
(Encyclopedia) Guadalajara, town, capital of Guadalajara prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha, on the Henares River. Its economy is mainly…Kiritimati
(Encyclopedia) KiritimatiKiritimatikərĭsˈməs [key], largest atoll in the Pacific (1990 pop. 2,537), 222 sq mi (575 sq km), in the Line Islands, one of the island groups that compose the Republic of…Portolá, Gaspar de
(Encyclopedia) Portolá, Gaspar dePortolá, Gaspar degäspärˈ dā pôrtōläˈ [key], fl. 1734–84, Spanish explorer in the Far West. After serving in Italy and Portugal, he was sent (1767) to America as…Trending
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