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(Encyclopedia) horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently…New York, state, United States
(Encyclopedia) CE5 New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes…Greene, Nathanael
(Encyclopedia) Greene, Nathanael, 1742–86, American Revolutionary general, b. Potowomut (now Warwick), R.I. An iron founder, he became active in colonial politics and served (1770–72, 1775) in the…Pequot
(Encyclopedia) PequotPequotpēˈkwŏt [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The…Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess
(Encyclopedia) Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st MarquessCornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquesscôrnwälˈĭs [key], 1738–1805, English general and statesman. He was commissioned an ensign in the…Cobbett, William
(Encyclopedia) Cobbett, WilliamCobbett, Williamkŏbˈĭt [key], 1763?–1835, British journalist and reformer. The son of a farm laborer, he ran away from home at 14 and later joined the British army. He…flood, in hydrology
(Encyclopedia) flood, inundation of land by the rise and overflow of a body of water. Floods occur most commonly when water from heavy rainfall, from melting ice and snow, or from a combination of…Joseph McCrum BELFORD, Congress, NY (1852-1917)
BELFORD Joseph McCrum , a Representative from New York; born in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa., August 5, 1852; attended Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa., and was graduated from…de Kooning, Willem
(Encyclopedia) de Kooning, Willemde Kooning, Willemdə k&oomacr;ˈnĭng [key], 1904–97, American painter, b. Netherlands; studied Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts and Techniques. De Kooning immigrated…Stephen TABER, Congress, NY (1821-1886)
TABER Stephen , a Representative from New York; born in Dover, Dutchess County, N.Y., March 7, 1821; completed preparatory studies; moved to Queens County and engaged in agricultural pursuits;…Trending
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