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Marshall, James Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, James Wilson, 1810–85, American pioneer, discoverer of gold in California, b. Hunterdon co., N.J. Migrating to California for his health, he arrived at Sutter's Fort (site of…Kolyma
(Encyclopedia) KolymaKolymakŏlĭmäˈ, kōlēˈmə, Rus. kəlĭˈmə [key], river, c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) long, rising in several headstreams in the Kolyma and Cherskogo ranges, Russian Far East. It flows…Shiffrin, Mikaela Pauline
(Encyclopedia) Shiffrin, Mikaela Pauline, 1995–, American skier, b. Vail, Colo. She competed in her first World Cup Alpine event, giant slalom, in 2011, and that same year won the slalom title at the…Gold Butte National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Gold Butte National Monument, 296,937 acres (90,506 hectares), SE Utah, est. 2016 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Named for a mining ghost town, the monument embraces a…Gold Coast, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Gold Coast, city, Queensland, E Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. The city, a major resort, stretches for many miles along the coast and…demonetization
(Encyclopedia) demonetizationdemonetizationdēˌmŏnˌətəzāˈshən [key], governmental withdrawal of the monetary quality from particular coinage or precious metal. By demonetization former money is no…Bjørndalen, Ole Einar
(Encyclopedia) Bjørndalen, Ole Einar, 1974–, Norwegian biathlete, generally regarded as the greatest champion in the history of the biathlon, a combination of cross-country skiing and target-shooting…Szewińska, Irena
(Encyclopedia) Szewińska, Irena, 1946–2018, Polish sprinter and long jumper, b. Leningrad (now St. Petersburg, Russia) as Irena Kirszenstein, grad. Univ. of Warsaw, 1970. In her first Olympics (1964…aqua regia
(Encyclopedia) aqua regiaaqua regiaäkˈwə [key]aqua regiarēˈjēə [key] [Lat.,=royal water], corrosive, fuming yellow liquid prepared by mixing one volume of concentrated nitric acid with three to four…San Fernando, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) San Fernando, city (1990 pop. 22,580), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Fernando valley; inc. 1911. Among its industries are clothing and electronics. The valley, first entered by…Trending
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