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Tygart

(Encyclopedia) TygartTygarttīˈgərt [key], river, c.160 mi (260 km) long, rising in E West Virginia and flowing north to join the West Fork and form the Monongahela at Fairmont. Tygart River Dam (…

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

(Encyclopedia) Thomas Jefferson Memorial, monument, 18 acres (7 hectares), in East Potomac Park, on the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C.; authorized by Congress 1934, built 1938–43, dedicated 1943. The…

Brockton

(Encyclopedia) Brockton, industrial city (2020 pop. 105,643), Plymouth co., E Mass.; settled c.1700, set off from Bridgewater 1821, inc. as a city 1881…

Banning

(Encyclopedia) Banning, resort city (2020 pop. 31,193), Riverside co., S Calif., in a fruit-growing area between Mt. San Jacinto and Mt. San Gorgonio;…

How We've Changed Since 9/11

Americans are still feeling the impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks ten years later. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City Photo…

D’EWART, Wesley Abner, Congress, MT (1889-1973)

D’EWART, Wesley Abner, a Representative from Montana; born in Worcester, Mass., October 1, 1889; attended the public schools of Worcester, Mass., and Washington State College at Pullman; moved…

Louis FREY, Jr., Congress, FL (1934)

FREY, Louis, Jr., a Representative from Florida; born in Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J., January 11, 1934; graduated from Rutherford High School, Rutherford, N.Y., 1951; B.A., Colgate…

John Charles SCHAFER, Congress, WI (1893-1962)

SCHAFER, John Charles, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Milwaukee, Wis., May 7, 1893; attended the public schools of Wauwatosa and West Allis High School; employed in the office of the…

Townsend SCUDDER, Congress, NY (1865-1960)

SCUDDER, Townsend, (nephew of Henry Joel Scudder), a Representative from New York; born in Northport, Suffolk County, N.Y., July 26, 1865; attended preparatory schools in Europe; was graduated…