(Encyclopedia) Bad GodesbergBad Godesbergbät gōˈdəsbĕrk [key], part of Bonn, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River. It is the site of numerous foreign embassies and government…
(Encyclopedia) New BraunfelsNew Braunfelsbrounˈfəlz [key], city (1990 pop. 22,334), seat of Comal co., S central Tex., on the Guadalupe River; inc. 1847. Portland cement, consumer goods, crushed…
(Encyclopedia) oasisoasisōāˈsĭs [key], an area within a desert where the water table reaches the surface, with enough moisture to permit the growth of vegetation. The water may come up to the surface…
(Encyclopedia) OurenseOurenseō-&oomacr;rānˈsā [key], formerly OrenseOrenseōrānˈsā [key], city (1990 pop. 109,283), capital of Ourense prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Miño River. It is the…
GILLESPIE, James Frank, a Representative from Illinois; born in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va., April 18, 1869; attended the graded schools and Concord (W.Va.) Normal School;…
At least 12,000 years ago According to a theory accepted by most anthropologists, the first women arrive in North America via the Bering land bridge from Asia.At least 2,000 years ago Women play…
