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R. W. Apple, Jr., 2006 Deaths

R. W. Apple, Jr.,Age: 71 New York Times writer and editor who covered 10 presidential elections, wars, politics, government, and food from more than 100 countries. He was known for his…

Apple Valley (town), CA Census Data

People QuickFactsApple ValleyCaliforniaPopulation, 2003 estimate 60,07635,484,453Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 10.8%4.8%Population, 2000 54,23933,871,648Population…

Kreisler, Fritz

(Encyclopedia) Kreisler, FritzKreisler, Fritzkrīsˈlər [key], 1875–1962, Austrian-American violinist, studied at the conservatories of Vienna and Paris. He first appeared in the United States in 1889…

Aomori

(Encyclopedia) Aomori Aomori äōmôˈrē [key], city, capital of Aomori prefecture, extreme N Honshu, Japan, on Aomori Bay. First opened to foreign trade in 1906, Aomori is now…

mombin

(Encyclopedia) mombinmombinmōmˈbēn [key], any tree of the tropical genus Spondias of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family). The plum-shaped fruits, 1 to 2.5 in. (2.54–6.38 cm) long, are much eaten…

chamomile

(Encyclopedia) chamomile or camomilechamomileboth: kămˈəmīlˌ, –mēlˌ [key] [Gr.,=ground apple], name for various related plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), especially the perennial…

pear

(Encyclopedia) pear, name for a fruit tree of the genus Pyrus of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for its fruit, a pome. The common pear (P. communis) is one of the earliest cultivated of fruit…

Ariosto Appling WILEY, Congress, AL (1848-1908)

WILEY Ariosto Appling , a Representative from Alabama; born in Clayton, Barbour County, Ala., November 6, 1848; moved with his parents to Troy, Pike County, Ala.; attended the common schools and…