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22 Lakes in Texas (Biggest, Best, and Why!)

Top of Page Source: iStockDid you know that the Lone Star State is home to more than 7,000 lakes? That’s right! Here are 22 of Texas’s most famous lakes, including the biggest, the best, and the most…

Wisconsin, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 WisconsinWisconsinwĭskŏnˈsən, –sĭn [key], upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is…

Weather: Mass Appeal

Mass AppealWeatherOn Another FrontMass AppealPutting Up a FrontFrontal AttackStorms on the FrontTelling What's Next Although the weather is very changeable and always seems to show great variations…

June Current Events 2023: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

Saskatchewan, province, Canada

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SaskatchewanSaskatchewansəskăchˈəwən, –wänˌ, săsˌ– [key], province (2001 pop. 978,933), 251,700 sq mi (651,903 sq km), W Canada. Original inhabitants of Saskatchewan include…

fur trade

(Encyclopedia) fur trade, in American history. Trade in animal skins and pelts had gone on since antiquity, but reached its height in the wilderness of North America from the 17th to the early 19th…

Canada

(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 Canada Canada kănˈədə [key], independent nation (2020 est. pop. 37,742,154), 3,851,787 sq…

The 50 State Quarters Program Act

The 50 State Quarters Program Act began in 1999 and ran through 2008, with five new quarters released every year. The quarters were released in the order…