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(Encyclopedia) Oxon Hill, village (1990 pop. 35,794), Prince Georges co., central Md., a suburb S of Washington, D.C. Oxon Hill was dominated by large estates until the 1950s. National Harbor, a…Epsom and Ewell
(Encyclopedia) Epsom and Ewell Epsom and Ewell y&oomacr;ˈəl [key], borough and district, Surrey, SE England. Epsom…Agulhas, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Agulhas, CapeAgulhas, Capeəgŭˈləs [key] [Port.,=needles], Western Cape province, South Africa; the southernmost point of Africa. Its name refers to the saw-edged reefs and sunken rocks…Tompion, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Tompion, Thomas, 1639?–1713, English clockmaker. When the Royal Observatory at Greenwich was established in 1676, Tompion was chosen to make two clocks, to be wound only once a year,…Summer Games Gold Medal Winners: 800-Meter Run
1928 Lina Radke, Germany 2:16.80 1960 Ljudmila Shevcova, USSR 2:04.30 1964 Ann Packer…Summer Games Gold Medal Winners: Running High Jump
1928 Ethel Catherwood, Canada 5 ft 3 in 1932 Jean Shiley, United States 5 ft 5.25 in 1936…handball, team
(Encyclopedia) handball, team, or field handball, team court game. Despite its status as an Olympic sport, the game is virtually unknown in the United States. Originated in central Europe in the…Simpson Desert
(Encyclopedia) Simpson Desert, c.50,000 sq mi (130,000 sq km), barren region of central Australia, predominantly in the southeastern portion of the Northern Territory, extending S into Queensland and…Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore…Hollande, François Gérard Georges
(Encyclopedia) Hollande, François Gérard Georges, 1954–, French lawyer and politician, president of France (2012–17), b. Rouen. He attended the elite National School of Administration (ENA) and Paris…Trending
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