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Aleutian Range

(Encyclopedia) Aleutian Range, volcanic mountain chain, c.1,600 mi (2,600 km) long, SW Alaska, extending W from Anchorage along the Alaska Peninsula, and continuing, partly submerged as the Aleutian…

Branson

(Encyclopedia) Branson, city (2020 pop. 12,638), Taney and Stone cos., SW Mo.; inc. 1912. Located in the Ozark mountains, the town was originally…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 22, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 21, 1805July 23, 1805July 22, 1805 Monday July 22cd 1805. We set out early as usual. The river being divided into such a number of channels…

1939 Academy Awards

The 1939 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 29, 1940 at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionDark Victory (Warner Bros.-First National)Gone With the Wind (Selznick…

Ross, Sir James Clark

(Encyclopedia) Ross, Sir James Clark, 1800–1862, British polar explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he accompanied his uncle, Sir John Ross, in search of the Northwest Passage and commanded the Erebus…

Debra Winger

Name at birth: Mary Debra WingerActress Debra Winger was a top box office star in the 1980s and an Oscar nominee for her leading roles in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Terms of Endearment (…

Mount Holyoke College

(Encyclopedia) Mount Holyoke CollegeMount Holyoke Collegehōlˈyōk [key], at South Hadley, Mass.; for women; chartered 1836, opened 1837 as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary under Mary Lyon, rechartered as…