(Encyclopedia) Sarez, Lake, 37 mi (60 km) long, on the Murgab River, E central Tajikistan, in the Pamir 80 mi (129 km) NE of Khorugh. Sarez was formed (1911) when an earthquake caused a landslide…
LARSEN, Richard Ray (Rick), a Representative from Washington; born in Arlington, Snohomish County, Wash., June 15, 1965; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash., 1987; M.P.A.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1954Party: RepublicanCRIPPA, Edward David, a Senator from Wyoming; born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyo., April 8, 1899; attended the public schools;…
DOUGHTON, Robert Lee, a Representative from North Carolina; born at Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C., on November 7, 1863; was educated in the public schools at Laurel Springs and Sparta…
(Encyclopedia) Maes or Maas, NicolaesMaes or Maas, Nicolaesboth: nēˈkōläs mäs [key], 1632–93, Dutch genre and portrait painter. His earlier genre pictures bear, in their manner and coloring, a…
Find the mailing address and visit the websites of the U.S. governement's smaller independent agencies. American Battle Monuments Commission 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 500,…
(Encyclopedia) Creeley, Robert, 1926–2005, American poet, b. Arlington, Mass. He lived in Asia, Europe, and Latin America and taught at various universities in the United States. With Charles Olson,…
