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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…

Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de la

(Encyclopedia) Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de laVérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de lapyĕr gōtyāˈ də värĕnˈ syör də lä vāräNdrēˈ [key], 1685–1749, explorer in W Canada…

Clifford Ragsdale HOPE, Congress, KS (1893-1970)

HOPE Clifford Ragsdale , a Representative from Kansas; born in Birmingham, Van Buren County, Iowa, June 9, 1893; attended the public schools and Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebr.; was…

Karl Earl MUNDT, Congress, SD (1900-1974)

Senate Years of Service: 1948-1973 Party: Republican MUNDT Karl Earl , a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Humboldt, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., June 3, 1900; attended the…