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Euro Conversion Rates
On Jan. 1, 1999, eleven European countries began using the euro electronically, as a denomination for debt issues and bank accounts. The actual notes…Inch to Millimeter Conversion
The Question: I'm an auto mechanic, and I am trying to find a chart for conversion from millimeters to fractions of inch. Can you help? The Answer…Ashe, John
(Encyclopedia) Ashe, John, c.1720–1781, American Revolutionary general, b. Brunswick co., N.C. Speaker of the colonial assembly (1762–65) and a leader of the opposition to the Stamp Act, he was…Manhattan, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Manhattan, city (1990 pop. 37,712), seat of Riley co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Big Blue and Kansas rivers; inc. 1857. It is the trade and processing center of a farm area.…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 3, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 2, 1805August 4, 1805August 3, 1805 August the 3rd 1805. Set out this morning at sunrise and continued our rout through the valley on the…Carr, Eugene Asa
(Encyclopedia) Carr, Eugene Asa, 1830–1910, Union general in the U.S. Civil War, b. Concord, Erie co., N.Y., grad. West Point, 1850. In the Civil War he distinguished himself at Wilson's Creek (1861…Blessington, Marguerite, countess of
(Encyclopedia) Blessington, Marguerite, countess of, 1789–1849, English author and famous beauty, b. Ireland. At the age of 14 she was forced by her father into marriage with Capt. Maurice St. Leger…Spuyten Duyvil Creek
(Encyclopedia) Spuyten Duyvil CreekSpuyten Duyvil Creekspīˈtən dīˈvəl [key], tidal channel, now a ship canal, c.1 mi (1.6 km) long, SE N.Y., in New York City. It separates the northern tip of…Lock Haven
(Encyclopedia) Lock Haven, industrial city (1990 pop. 9,230), seat of Clinton co., N central Pa., on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River at the junction of Bald Eagle Creek, in an agricultural…Saint Albans, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Saint AlbansSaint Albanssānt ôlˈbənz [key], city (1990 pop. 11,194), Kanawha co., W W.Va., at the junction of the Coal and Kanawha rivers; settled c.1790, inc. 1868. It is chiefly…Trending
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