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Butterfield, John
(Encyclopedia) Butterfield, John, 1801–69, American stagecoach proprietor and expressman, b. near Albany, N.Y. Beginning as a stage driver out of Albany, he rose to ownership of a large network of…Catledge, Turner
(Encyclopedia) Catledge, TurnerCatledge, Turnerkătˈlĭj [key], 1901–83, American newspaperman, b. Ackerman, Miss. He worked for several southern newspapers before being hired by the New York Times in…Carloman, 751–71, son of Pepin the Short and brother of Charlemagne
(Encyclopedia) Carloman, 751–71, son of Pepin the Short. He and his brother, Charlemagne, shared the succession to their father's kingdom; Carloman ruled the southern portion. Attempts to end rivalry…Berkshire Hills
(Encyclopedia) Berkshire HillsBerkshire Hillsbûrkˈshər, –shĭr [key], mountainous region of wooded hills with many small lakes and streams, W Mass. The Berkshires are a southern extension of the Green…Block, Adriaen
(Encyclopedia) Block, Adriaen, fl. 1610–24, Dutch navigator. Eager to establish a fur trade with the Native Americans, Amsterdam merchants sent (1613) Block and another Dutch navigator to explore the…Tweed , river, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) Tweed, river, 97 mi (156 km) long, rising in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It flows E through S Scotland then NE, forming the Scotland-England border for 17 mi (27 km) before…Jim Crow laws
(Encyclopedia) Jim Crow laws, in U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites. The name is…Cook Islands
(Encyclopedia) Cook Islands, island group (2021 est. pop. 17,564), 90 sq mi (234 sq km), S Pacific, SE of Samoa; a self-governing state in free…Aden
(Encyclopedia) Aden Aden äˈdən, āˈdən [key], city, SW Yemen, on the Gulf of Aden near the southern entrance to the Red Sea. It is the chief port of Yemen. Aden consists of…Texas Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Texas, also known as the Lone Star State, is the second-largest state in the United States, located in the southern region of the country. It shares borders with Arkansas to the northeast, Louisiana…Trending
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