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Costliest Heat Waves 1901–2013
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessive heat, generally ten degrees or more above average, often combined with excessive humidity. This kind of heat kills. After…Michigan
(Encyclopedia) CE5 MichiganMichiganmĭshˈĭgən [key], upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana…WILSON, Thomas, Congress, PA (1772-1824)
WILSON Thomas , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., in 1772; attended the common schools; had the contract for supplying the western forts of the…Daniel K. Ludwig Biography
Daniel K. Ludwigshipping magnateBorn: 6/24/1897Birthplace: South Haven, Mich. He went into business for himself at 19, he continuously upgraded and improved the services he offered until…Henry Gordon McMORRAN, Congress, MI (1844-1929)
McMORRAN Henry Gordon , a Representative from Michigan; born in Port Huron, Mich., June 11, 1844; attended the Crawford Private School; engaged in the wholesale grocery business in 1865 and also…Winter Storm
1888 Jan. 12, Midwest: the “The Schoolhouse Blizzard.” More than 200 people died while trying to get home after a sudden drop in temperature and a major storm that hit during school and work…Walt Whitman: Eighteen Sixty-One
Eighteen Sixty-OneArm'd year—year of the struggle, No dainty rhymes or sentimental love verses for you terrible year, Not you as some pale poetling seated at a desk lisping cadenzas piano,…Other Men's 1998 Tournaments: NCAA Division III
Sixty-four teams played into the 32-team Division III field. The four sectional winners: EAST— Williams College, Mass. (25-4); MID–ATLANTIC— Wilkes, Pa. (26–4); GREAT LAKES— Hope, Mich. (26–…Other Men's 1996 Tournaments: NCAA Division III
Sixty-four teams played into the 32-team Division III field. The four sectional winners: ATLANTIC— Rowan, N.J. (26-6); MIDDLE ATLANTIC— Franklin & Marshall (29-1); GREAT LAKES— Hope,…Raymond Francis CLEVENGER, Congress, MI (1926)
CLEVENGER Raymond Francis , a Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 6, 1926; attended the Oak Park, Ill., schools; graduated from high school in 1944; served in…Trending
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