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(Encyclopedia) bison, large hoofed mammal, genus Bison, of the cattle family. Bison have short horns and humped, heavily mantled shoulders that slope downward to the hindquarters. The European bison…Montana
Montana State Information Capital: Helena Official Name: Montana Entered Union (rank): November 8th, 1889 (41st state) Present constitution adopted: 1972 State abbreviation/Postal code: Mon/…tornado
(Encyclopedia) tornado, dark, funnel-shaped cloud containing violently rotating air that develops below a heavy cumulonimbus cloud mass and extends toward the earth. The funnel twists about, rises…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 20, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 19, 1806February 21, 1806February 20, 1806 Thursday February 20th 1806. Permited Collins to hunt this morning he returned in the evening…Judith: 1
Judith Chapter 1 1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, who reigned in Nineve, the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatane, 2…U.S. Tornadoes
Find a list of the most deadly and intense tornadoes in the U.S. with casualty information. 1840 May 6, Natchez, Miss.: tornado struck heart of the city, killing 317 and injuring over 1,…South Dakota
South Dakota State Information Capital: Pierre Official Name: State of South Dakota Organized as territory/republic: March 2, 1861 Entered Union (rank): Nov. 2, 1889 (40) Present constitution…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 22, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 21, 1806February 23, 1806February 22, 1806 Saturday February 22cd 1806. We were visited today by two Clatsop women and two boys who…Sacajawea Biography
Sacajawea guide and interpreter Born: 1784? Sacajawea was a Shoshone Indian who acted as a geographic guide, diplomat, and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition from 1804 to 1806,…Major Droughts
1930sMany states: longest drought of 20th century. Peak periods were 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, and 1940. During 1934, dry regions stretched solidly from N.Y. and Pa. across the Great Plains to…