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Vancouver, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Vancouver, city (1990 pop. 46,380), seat of Clark co., SW Wash., on the Columbia River opposite Portland, Oreg., with which it is connected by bridges; inc. 1857. A rapidly growing…Places Where Women Made History
Some people consider the single most important place in U.S. women's history to be Seneca Falls, New York, where on July 19, 1848, the first women's rights convention was held. Seneca Falls…Brewer's: Tammany Ring
A cabal or powerful organisation of unprincipled officials, who enriched themselves by plundering the people. So called from Tammany Hall, the head-quarters of the high officials of the U.…Brewer's: Lazarists
A body of missionaries founded by St. Vincent de Paul in 1624, and so termed from the priory of St. Lazare, at Paris, which was their head-quarters from 1632 to 1792. Source: Dictionary…Brussels
(Encyclopedia) Brussels Brussels brŭˈsəlz [key], Fr. Bruxelles, Du. Brussel, city and region (…Zaporizhzhya
(Encyclopedia) ZaporizhzhyaZaporizhzhyazäpˌərĭzhˈə [key], Rus. Zaporozhye, city (1989 pop. 884,000), capital of Zaporizhzhya region, in Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper River, opposite the island of…Richard Nixon: Watergate
by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent The scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began on June 17, 1972, when five men, all employees of Nixon's reelection campaign, were caught…August 2016: Pfizer Seals $14 Billion Deal
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of August 2016…Brewer's: Scotland Yard
(London). So called from a palace built there for the reception of the kings of Scotland when they visited England. Pennant tells us it was originally given by King Edgar to Kenneth of…Charlotte, N.C.
Mayor: Daniel G. Clodfelter (to Nov. 2017) 2010 census population (rank): 731,424 (17); Male: 353,511 (49.0%); Female: 377,913 (51.0%); White: 365,384 (50.0…Trending
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