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(Encyclopedia) San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. The bay is as deep as 100 ft (30…Monuments and Landmarks
/**/ Machu Picchu, located high in the Andes, was voted one of the new Wonders of the WorldSince at least the building of Göbekli Tepe 11,000 years ago, humans everywhere have built structures of…The Seven Wonders of the Modern World
People have put together many lists of the seven ancient wonders of the world. But this “seven wonders” list celebrates monumental engineering and construction feats of the 20th century. It was…Geography - Maps, Country Information, Distance Calculator
Paolo Forlini's "Universal Description of the Whole World Known So Far," 1565. We've learned a bit since then. Humans are born with an immense curiosity about the world we live in. A big part of…Robert Likens CONDON, Congress, CA (1912-1976)
CONDON Robert Likens , a Representative from California; born in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., November 10, 1912; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of California…Punctuation: The Comma: A Major Player
The Comma: A Major PlayerPunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the PeriodThe…U.S. Landmarks Timeline
Find out when some of the most historical sites in the U.S. became national landmarks. by Jennie Wood The U.S. began the National Historic Landmark Program to recognize and preserve the…What's the Question?
By Pearson Education Development Group Have you ever searched through information to find an answer to a question? Most likely you have. So, you're already familiar with doing…U.S. Features
Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…San Francisco, Calif.
Mayor: Edwin M. Lee (to Jan. 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 805,235 (13); Male: 408,462 (50.7%); Female: 396,…Trending
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