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Utah

  Utah State Information Capital: Salt Lake City Official Name: Utah Organized as a territory/republic: September 9, 1850 Entered Union (rank): January 4, 1896 (45th state)  Present…

Oscar Arias

Oscar Arias Sanchéz is the Nobel Peace Prize recipient who has twice been president of Costa Rica. The son of prosperous coffee farmers, Arias earned degrees in law and economics from the University…

Henry Morrison Flagler Biography

Henry Morrison Flaglercapitalist, philanthropistBorn: 1/2/1830Birthplace: Hopewell, N.Y. After modest success in the grain business, in 1865 he joined John D. Rockefeller in the oil business…

Extreme Vacations

How to find adventure and excitement on holiday by Elizabeth Olson Related Links America's Best Beaches World's Most Visited Tourist Attractions…

Iceland Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Iceland Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Icelandic Relations GEOGRAPHYIceland is a…

"The Big Apple"

The Question: Why is New York City called the Big Apple? The Answer: According to the Museum of the City of New York, the phrase "big apple" was first used…

Michael Sam

Michael Sam is the college football player who announced in 2014 that he was gay and hoped to play in the NFL. If he were to make a team, he would become the first openly gay active player in NFL…

Blaine LUETKEMEYER, Congress, MO (1952)

LUETKEMEYER Blaine , a Representative from Missouri; born in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., May 7, 1952; B.A., Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., 1974; business owner; banker; rancher;…

Jon Huntsman

Name at birth: Jon Huntsman, Jr.Jon Huntsman is the former governor of Utah who also served as the American ambassador to China from 2009-2011. One of nine children, Jon Huntsman grew up in Palo Alto…