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Longs Peak
(Encyclopedia) Longs Peak [for Stephen H. Long], 14,255 ft (4,345 m) high, N Colo., in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts. From the east side of its snowcapped peak there is a 2,000 ft (610 m) drop to…Kalocsa
(Encyclopedia) KalocsaKalocsakŏˈlôchŏ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 18,200), S Hungary, near the Danube River. It is an agricultural center and is famed for its embroidery and paprika. Created a…Bethesda, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) BethesdaBethesdabĕthĕzˈdə, –thĕsˈ– [key], pool in Jerusalem, perhaps the one discovered under the Crusaders' Church of St. Anne near St. Stephen's Gate in the northeast corner of the…William of Newburgh
(Encyclopedia) William of Newburgh, 1136?–1198?, English chronicler, monk of Newburgh, Yorkshire. He wrote the Historia rerum Anglicarum, a history of England from 1066 to 1198. Its chief value lies…Bard College
(Encyclopedia) Bard College, at Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.; founded 1860 as St. Stephen's College for men; rechartered 1935 as Bard College; became coeducational in 1944; affiliated with Columbia Univ…Joseph Halsey CRANE, Congress, OH (1782-1851)
CRANE Joseph Halsey , a Representative from Ohio; born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., August 31, 1782; was a student at Princeton College; studied law; was admitted to the bar of New…Winthrop Murray CRANE, Congress, MA (1853-1920)
Senate Years of Service: 1904-1913 Party: Republican CRANE Winthrop Murray , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Dalton, Mass., April 23, 1853; attended the public schools of Dalton,…Timothy Crane DAY, Congress, OH (1819-1869)
DAY Timothy Crane , a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 8, 1819; attended the public schools; printer and engraver 1838-1840; engaged in literary pursuits; became one…Veszprém
(Encyclopedia) VeszprémVeszprémvĕˈsprām [key], town (1991 est. pop. 64,277), W Hungary, near the Lake of Balaton. It is a commercial center producing textiles, wine, knitted goods, and foodstuffs.…Nicholas II, pope
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II (c.1010–61), pope (1058–61), a Roman named Gerard, b. Lorraine, France; successor to Pope Stephen IX. A strong proponent of papal reform, he issued (1059) the Papal…Trending
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