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Towns with Women's Names

Girls Across America by Holly Hartman From Tracy, California, to Chelsea, Vermont, the map of the United States is dotted with girls' names. Here are a few. Allison, Iowa Amy, Kansas…

Julius Caesar BURROWS, Congress, MI (1837-1915)

Senate Years of Service: 1895-1911Party: RepublicanBURROWS, Julius Caesar, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in North East, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1837; moved with his…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1952

HelsinkiTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsBoxingCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingWeightliftingFreestyle WrestlingGreco…

mineral

(Encyclopedia) mineral, inorganic substance occurring in nature, having a characteristic and homogeneous chemical composition, definite physical properties, and, usually, a definite crystalline form…

Yosemite National Park

(Encyclopedia) Yosemite National ParkYosemite National Parkyōsĕmˈĭtē [key], 748,436 acres (302,881 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890 as a result of the efforts of conservationist John Muir.…

Crédit Mobilier of America

(Encyclopedia) Crédit Mobilier of AmericaCrédit Mobilier of Americakrĕˈdĭt mōbĭlyāˈ, krādēˈ [key], ephemeral construction company, connected with the building of the Union Pacific RR and involved in…

Women in Sports: Swimming

Swimming became an Olympic event in 1908, but women weren't allowed to compete until 1912. Fanny Durack of Australia became the first female to…