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(Encyclopedia) Kane Basin, 110 mi (177 km) long, part of the channel between NW Greenland and E Ellesmere Island. The Humboldt Glacier flows into the basin. It is named for the U.S. explorer Elisha K…
(Encyclopedia) IchabodIchabodĭkˈəbŏd [key] [Heb.,=inglorious], in the Bible, son of Phinehas and grandson of the High Priest Eli. He was born at the hour of the Ark's capture by the Philistines and…
(Laura Nigro)singer, songwriter Born: 10/19/1947Birthplace: New York City Nyro was a child prodigy. Her song “And When I Die” was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary when Nyro was just 17. Many of her…
(Encyclopedia) Shapley, Lloyd StowellShapley, Lloyd Stowellshăpˈlē [key], 1923–2016, American mathematician and economist, b. Cambridge, Mass., Ph.D Princeton, 1953; son of Harlow Shapley. He worked…
(Encyclopedia) Van Dyck, Cornelius Van Alen, 1818–95, American missionary, b. Kinderhook, N.Y. In 1840 he went to Syria as a medical missionary. In 1846 he was ordained in the Congregational ministry…
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(Encyclopedia) Humboldt Glacier, NW Greenland. The largest known glacier of the Northern Hemisphere, it debouches into Kane Basin along a front c.60 mi (100 km) wide and 300 ft (91 m) high. U.S.…
First LadyBorn: 3/16/1912Birthplace: Ely, Nevada Her father, a miner in Ely, Nevada, gave her the nickname “Pat” because she was born the evening before St. Patrick's Day. The family soon moved to…
