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Sessions, William Steele

(Encyclopedia) Sessions, William Steele, 1930–2020, U.S. government official, b. Fort Smith, Ark. After serving in the U.S. air force (1951–55), he attended Baylor Univ. (B.A. 1956, LL.B. 1958). A…

Perth, city, Australia

(Encyclopedia) Perth, city (2016 pop. 21,797, Greater Perth 2016 pop. 1,943,858), capital of Western Australia, SW Australia, on the Swan River estuary. Fremantle is Perth's port. Perth is a…

Pierpont, Francis Harrison

(Encyclopedia) Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814–99, Union leader in Virginia during the American Civil War, “Father of West Virginia,” b. near Morgantown, Va. (now W.Va.). When Virginia seceded, he…

Gibraltar, Strait of

(Encyclopedia) Gibraltar, Strait ofGibraltar, Strait ofjĭbrôlˈtər [key], Lat. Fretum Herculeum or Fretum Gaditanum, passage, c.36 mi (58 km) long, connecting the Atlantic and the Mediterranean,…

Cape Town, City of

(Encyclopedia) Cape Town, City of, metropolitan municipality (2021 est. pop. 4,710,000), Western Cape prov., South Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. Cape…

Largest & Smallest Constellations

The Question: What is the largest and smallest constellation? The Answer: The largest of the 88 recognized constellations is Hydra, a long,…

Iran Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Iran Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Iranian Relations PEOPLEThe 1979 Islamic revolution and the…

Daugava

(Encyclopedia) Daugava: see Dvina (Western Dvina), river.

Düna

(Encyclopedia) Düna: see Dvina (Western Dvina), river.

Río de Oro

(Encyclopedia) Río de Oro: see Western Sahara.