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Honolulu, Hawaii

Mayor: Kirk Caldwell (to Jan. 2017)2010 census population (rank):1 337,256 (53); Male: 192,781 (49.3%); Female: 197,957 (50.7%); White: 76,145 (19.5%); Black: 5,718 (1.6%); American Indian and…

Selected Fashion Designers and Models

Oleg Cassini See also Notable Women Designers and Models People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Fashion Timeline What is Haute Couture? History of Costume Fashion and…

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Jerome, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Jerome, SaintJerome, Saintjərōmˈ, jĕrˈəm [key], c.347–420?, Christian scholar, Father of the Church, Doctor of the Church. He was born in Stridon on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia…

steel industry

(Encyclopedia) steel industry, the business of processing iron ore into steel, which in its simplest form is an iron-carbon alloy, and in some cases, turning that metal into partially finished…

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Civil Rights Landmarks Across the United States, places where the movement took shape by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Alabama First African Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa Brown Chapel,…

Celebrity Baby Names

The interesting, odd, and downright crazy names celebrities give their children compiled by Erin Teare Martin Visit the Interactive Baby Name Finder for more popular baby names…

marine biology

(Encyclopedia) marine biology, study of ocean plants and animals and their ecological relationships. Marine organisms may be classified (according to their mode of life) as nektonic, planktonic, or…

Cooper, James Fenimore

(Encyclopedia) Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789–1851, American novelist, b. Burlington, N.J., as James Cooper. He was the first important American writer to draw on the subjects and landscape of his…