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Munk, Walter Heinrich
(Encyclopedia) Munk, Walter Heinrich, 1917–2019, American oceanographer and geophysicist, b. Vienna (then in Austria-Hungary), B.S. California Institute of Technology, 1939, Ph.D Univ. of California…Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2006
Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (UT) and may start a day earlier or later depending on your time zone. (See Phenomena, 2006, to find time of eclipse.)March 15.…Erie Canal
(Encyclopedia) Erie Canal, artificial waterway, c.360 mi (580 km) long; connecting New York City with the Great Lakes via the Hudson River. Locks were built to overcome the 571-ft (174-m) difference…Mediterranean Sea
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Mediterranean Sea [Lat.,=in the midst of lands], the world's largest inland sea, c.965,000 sq mi (2,499,350 sq km), surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some of the most…Potential Disasters
Scientists warn potential disasters threaten the U.S.Are the odds worth the worry? by David Johnson The British government appointed a commission to assess the chances that an…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, February 23, 1806
Day 1222 Day 1224 Lewis, February 23, 1806 Sunday February 23rd 1806. not anything transpired during this day worthy of particular notice. our sick are all on the recovery, except Sergt.…Richard Thomas HANNA, Congress, CA (1914-2001)
HANNA Richard Thomas , a Representative from California; born in Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyo., June 9, 1914; graduated from Pasadena Junior College, Pasadena, Calif.; B.A., University of…Wallops Island
(Encyclopedia) Wallops IslandWallops Islandwälˈləps [key], island, 6 sq mi (15.5 sq km), Accomack co., E Va., off the Atlantic coast of the Delmarva pensinsula S of Chincoteaque island. NASA has a…South Carolina
South Carolina State Information Capital: Columbia Official Name: South Carolina Organized as a territory/republic: 1663 Entered Union (rank): May 23, 1663 (8th state) Present constitution…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 16, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 15, 1806March 17, 1806March 16, 1806 Sunday March 16th 1806. Not any occurrence worthy of relation took place today. Drewyer and party did…Trending
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