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Tallest Mountains in the U.S.
Do you know the peaks that tower above the rest in the United States? The "fourteeners", mountains that rise to over 14,000 feet, are the most challenging and sought-after summits in the country.…Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Kenesaw Mountain LandisBorn: Nov. 20, 1866U.S. District Court judge who became first baseball commissioner (1920-44) banned eight Chicago Black Sox from baseball for life.Died: Nov. 25,…Mountain Ranges of the World
Mountain ranges crisscross the entire planet, both above the water and below. But how much do you know about the most important and prominent mountainous stretches on Earth?Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de
(Encyclopedia) Casa Fuerte, Juan de Acuña, marqués de: see Acuña, Juan de.Macip, Vicente Juan
(Encyclopedia) Macip or Masip, Vicente JuanMacip or Masip, Vicente Juanvēthānˈtā hwän mäthēpˈ, mäsēpˈ [key], c.1523–1579, Spanish religious painter of the Valencian school, known as Juan de Juanes…Toledo , city, Spain
(Encyclopedia) Toledo, city (1990 pop. 60,671), capital of Toledo prov. and of Castile–La Mancha, central Spain, on a granite hill surrounded on three sides by a gorge of the Tagus River.…Gris, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Gris, JuanGris, Juanhwän grēs [key], 1887–1927, Spanish cubist painter, whose original name was José Victoriano González. After studying in Madrid he settled in Paris in 1906, where he…Estrada, Joseph Marcelo Ejercito
(Encyclopedia) Estrada, Joseph Marcelo Ejercito, 1937–, Filipino actor and politician, b. Jose Marcelo Ejercito. Under the name Erap Estrada, he became a popular action-film star whose roles often…Pickett, George Edward
(Encyclopedia) Pickett, George Edward, 1825–75, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Richmond, Va. After distinguishing himself in the Mexican War (especially at Chapultepec), Pickett…Juan de Fuca Strait
(Encyclopedia) Juan de Fuca StraitJuan de Fuca Straitwän də fy&oomacr;ˈkə [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 100 mi (161 km) long and 11 to 17 mi (18–27 km) wide, between Vancouver Island,…Trending
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