Search results for "District of Columbia" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • American aviatrix, considered to be one of the most gifted race pilots ... Flying Cross and the French Legion of Honor, and she still holds ...
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  • The State of Wyoming is a state in the western region of the United ... Wyoming is the least populous of any state (or the District of Columbia ...
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  • Review in 1955, hosted 1429 episodes of the television show Firing ... Buckley was the spiritual "godfather" of the modern American ...
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  • Maryland is a state located on the East Coast of the United States ... though it became a part of the District of Columbia when it was created ...
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  • office executive for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ... As coach of the Celtics from 1950 to 1966, Auerbach won nine NBA titles ...
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  • republic of 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each of the 50 states ... and possessions, notably the District of Columbia, which is the nation ...
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  • The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a state located in the Middle ... One of Pennsylvania's nicknames is the Quaker State; in colonial ...
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  • that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. She ... children of the inner city of the district of Columbia to summer camp, providing ...
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  • served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. She ... when she was eleven years old. A member of the Democratic Party, she worked ...
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  • Macbeth is among the best known of William Shakespeare's plays ... is often seen as an archetypal tale of the dangers of the lust for ...
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  • date back about 2500 years with the arrival of Judaism, ... followed by arrival of Christianity around 2000 years ago. ...
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  • 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the ... As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit ...
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  • Genpei gassen, 1180–1185) was a series of conflicts between the Taira ... as Gempei) comes from alternate readings of the kanji for 'Minamoto ...
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  • The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of ... and Washington) and the District of Columbia do not use grand jury ...
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  • |name = Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational ...
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  • | order=27th President of the United States | date1=March 4, 1909 ... | date of birth=September 15, 1857 | place of birth=Cincinnati, Ohio ...
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  • The State of Idaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the ... and Clark Expedition in 1805. It was part of the disputed Oregon Country ...
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  • and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues ... Fans of the Grateful Dead were known as "Deadheads" and ...
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  • U.S., that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. Berkshire ... to individuals in 49 states and the District of Columbia. The subsidiaries ...
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  • The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or the Wobblies) is an international ... may be best known for the Wobbly Shop model of workplace democracy, in which ...
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