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Area code Selected cities Alberta 403 Calgary 780 Edmonton British Columbia 250 Victoria 604, 778 Vancouver, Abbotsford 778 Vancouver Manitoba 204…State of the Union Address: James Madison (December 7, 1813)
James Madison (December 7, 1813) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: In meeting you at the present interesting conjuncture it would have been highly satisfactory if I could…Information Please Registration Page
Enter Our Weekly Drawing! Sign up with Infoplease and you're automatically entered into our weekly drawings for almanacs, Infoplease t-shirts, and more. By signing up you will also be…Huron, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) HuronHuronhy&oobreve;rˈänˌ [key], confederation of four Native North American groups who spoke the Wyandot language, which belongs to the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan…Hill, James Jerome
(Encyclopedia) Hill, James Jerome, 1838–1916, American railroad builder, b. Ontario, Canada. He went to St. Paul, Minn., in 1856. He became a partner of Norman Kittson in a steamboat line and, with…Silurian period
(Encyclopedia) Silurian periodSilurian periodsĭl&oobreve;rˈēən, sī– [key] [from the Silures, ancient tribe of S Wales, where the period was first studied; named by the British geologist R. I.…Entertainment News from March 2001
1A strike by the Writers Guild of America looks imminent. Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the television and film industry break down. The sticking point is residuals writers…Freshwater Fish
SpeciesLbs-OzWhere CaughtDateAnglerBarramundi83-7N. Queensland, AustraliaSept. 23, 1999David PowellBass, Guadalupe3-11Lake Travis, TXSept. 25, 1983Allen Christenson Jr.Bass, largemouth22-…smart card
(Encyclopedia) smart card, small device that resembles a credit card but contains an embedded microprocessor to store and process information. Magnetic-stripe cards, which store a very small amount…Rochester, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) RochesterRochesterrŏchˈĕstər, –ĭstər [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 70,745), seat of Olmsted co., SE Minn.; inc. 1858. It is a farm trade center, and its industries include printing and…Trending
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