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Blount, William
(Encyclopedia) Blount, William, 1749–1800, American political leader, b. near Windsor, N.C. He served in the American Revolution and later became a legislator in North Carolina, a member of the…Florida St.
Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997 at Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La.#3 Florida (SEC)10141414— 52#1 Florida St. (ACC)31430— 201st: FLA— Ike Hilliard 9-yd pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bert Edmiston kick), 5:…Brewer's: Florida
(U. S. America). In 1512 Ponce de Leon sailed from France to the West in search of “the Fountain of Youth.” He first saw land on Easter Day, and on account of the richness and quantity of…Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
(Encyclopedia) Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, at Tallahassee; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1887; predominantly African American. It has…Pinckney, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Pinckney, Thomas, 1750–1828, American political leader and diplomat, b. Charleston, S.C.; brother of C. C. Pinckney and cousin of Charles Pinckney. At the outbreak of the American…Coral Springs
(Encyclopedia) Coral Springs, city (2020 pop. 134,394), Broward co., SE Fla.; inc. 1963. Largely residential, it is a city that has grown rapidly along…Ribaut, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Ribaut or Ribault, JeanRibaut or Ribault, Jeanboth: zhäN rēbōˈ [key], c.1520–65, French mariner and colonizer in Florida, b. Dieppe. When Gaspard de Coligny decided to plant a French…Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb")
(Encyclopedia) Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb"), 1953- , American politician and businessman, b. Midland, Tx, Univ. of Texas, Austin (B.A., 1974).…Orlando, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) OrlandoOrlandoôrlănˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most…Nyad, Diana
(Encyclopedia) Nyad, DianaNyad, Diananīˈăd [key], 1949–, American distance swimmer, b. New York City as Diana Sneed, grad. Lake Forest College, 1973. She began swimming seriously as a teenager,…Trending
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