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Leonids Alert

In 2016 peak viewing occurs on Nov. 16 and the early hours of Nov. 17 Related Links Meteor Showers The Perseids The Universe Space Exploration External Links NASA Sky…

The Grand Canyon: Facts, History & Profile

Top of Page Image Source: Getty ImagesFast Grand Canyon Facts Length: 277 miles (446 km) Width: 18 miles (29 km) at widest point Depth: 1 mile (1.6 km) deep Age: Estimated to be between 5-6…

Walter Marcus PIERCE, Congress, OR (1861-1954)

PIERCE Walter Marcus , A Representative from Oregon; born on a farm near Morris, Grundy County, Ill., May 30, 1861; attended the common schools, Morris (Ill.) Academy, and the University of Michigan…

America's Most Endangered Places 2013

The Astrodome in Houston, Texas is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2012America's Most Endangered Places 2011America's Most…

euthanasia

(Encyclopedia) euthanasiaeuthanasiay&oomacr;ˌthənāˈzhə [key], either painlessly putting to death or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma…

Hall Stoner LUSK, Congress, OR (1883-1983)

Senate Years of Service: 1960-1960 Party: Democrat LUSK Hall Stoner , a Senator from Oregon; born in Washington, D.C., September 21, 1883; attended Georgetown Preparatory School 1897-1900;…

Edith Starrett GREEN, Congress, OR (1910-1987)

GREEN Edith Starrett , a Representative from Oregon; born Edith Louise Starrett, January 17, 1910, in Trent, Moody County, S.Dak.; moved with her parents to Oregon in 1916; attended schools in…

La Fayette GROVER, Congress, OR (1823-1911)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1883 Party: Democrat GROVER La Fayette , a Representative and a Senator from Oregon; born in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, November 29, 1823; attended Gould's…

Missouri, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MissouriMissourimĭz&oobreve;rˈē, –ə [key], one of the midwestern states of the United States. It is bordered by Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee, across the Mississippi…