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Measuring Mountains

The world's highest peak and past pretenders to the throne by Borgna Brunner   A view of Everest from Thangboche Monastery. Related Links Everest Almanac A History of…

Brewer's: Mountain

(The) or Montagnards. The extreme democratical party in the first French Revolution; so called because they seated themselves on the highest benches of the hall in which the National…

Edmund DEBERRY, Congress, NC (1787-1859)

DEBERRY Edmund , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Lawrenceville (now Mount Gilead), Montgomery County, N.C., August 14, 1787; attended school at High Shoals; engaged in agricultural…

Crossroads

Director:Tamra DavisWriter:Shonda RhimesParamount Pictures; PG-13; 97 minutesRelease:2/02Cast:Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldana Despite lascivious photo shoots and teasingly touted…

BUTLER, William, Congress, SC (1759-1821)

BUTLER William , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Prince William County, Va., December 17, 1759; attended grammar schools; moved to South Carolina; served in the Snow campaign…

Charles Franklin WEST, Congress, OH (1895-1955)

WEST Charles Franklin , a Representative from Ohio; born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, January 12, 1895; attended the public schools; was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware…

James Michael QUIGLEY, Congress, PA (1918)

QUIGLEY James Michael , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa., March 30, 1918; attended the parochial schools of Mount Carmel; was graduated from…