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Tyrol
(Encyclopedia) TyrolTyroltĭrˈŏl, tīrōlˈ [key], Ger. Tirol, region and province (1991 pop. 631,410), 4,882 sq mi (12,644 sq km), W Austria. Innsbruck is the capital. The southern section of the…Portland, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Portland. 1 City (1990 pop. 64,358), seat of Cumberland co., SW Maine, situated on a small peninsula and adjacent land, with a large, deepwater harbor on Casco Bay; settled c.1632, set…Pomerania
(Encyclopedia) PomeraniaPomeraniapŏmˌərāˈnēə [key], region of N central Europe, extending along the Baltic Sea from a line W of Stralsund, Germany, to the Vistula River in Poland. From 1919 to 1939,…Walter Mann MUMMA, Congress, PA (1890-1961)
MUMMA Walter Mann , A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Steelton, Dauphin County, Pa., November 20, 1890; attended the public schools of Steelton; graduated from Pennsylvania State Forestry…Herman Eugene TALMADGE, Congress, GA (1913-2002)
Senate Years of Service: 1957-1981 Party: Democrat TALMADGE Herman Eugene , a Senator from Georgia; born on a farm near McRae, Telfair County, Ga., August 9, 1913; attended the public schools in…Joseph Hayes ACKLEN, Congress, LA (1850-1938)
ACKLEN Joseph Hayes , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Nashville, Tenn., May 20, 1850; educated by private tutors; attended Burlington Military College, near Burlington, N.J., in 1864 and…Solomon Islands
(Encyclopedia) Solomon Islands, independent Commonwealth nation (2015 est. pop. 587,000), c.15,500 sq mi (40,150 sq km), SW Pacific, E of New Guinea. The islands that constitute the nation of the…Earth Day by the Numbers
April 22, 2019, marks the 49th anniversary of Earth Day—a day intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. Organizers started Earth Day in response to a…The Bread Basket of Europe
The Question: Why is Ukraine called the "bread basket of Europe?" The Answer: The rich dark soil and the vast fields of wheat and other food…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Power of the Scalawag
Rejected Services At Large - One Temper The Power of the Scalawag A FORESTRY Commissioner had just felled a giant tree when, seeing an honest man approaching, he dropped his axe and…Trending
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