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Leslie, Miriam Florence (Folline)

(Encyclopedia) Leslie, Miriam Florence (Folline), c.1836–1914, American publisher, b. New Orleans. She became editor of Frank Leslie's Lady's Journal in 1871 and married Leslie in 1874. After his…

James, Jesse

(Encyclopedia) James, Jesse (Woodson), 1847–82, American outlaw, b. Clay co., Mo. At the age of 15 he joined the Confederate guerrilla band led by William Quantrill and participated in the brutal and…

Guanabara

(Encyclopedia) GuanabaraGuanabaragwänäbäˈrä [key], former state, SE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean; since 1974, part of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Guanabara Bay, a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean,…

North Atlantic Drift

(Encyclopedia) North Atlantic Drift, warm ocean current in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a continuation of the Gulf Stream, the merging point being at lat. 40°N and long. 60°W. Off…

Saint Johns, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Saint Johns, river, 285 mi (459 km) long, rising in SE Fla., N of Lake Okeechobee, and flowing N to Jacksonville, where it turns abruptly eastward and enters the Atlantic Ocean 28 mi (…

Bernie Mac

(Bernard Jeffery McCullough) comedian, actor Born: 1958? Birthplace: Chicago…

Rocks

Rocks are classified in three types based on how they are formed.Igneous rocks are formed when molten rock (magma) from within Earth cools and solidifies. There are two types: intrusive igneous…

The Queen Mary

The Queen Mary The only surviving major pre-war transatlantic ocean liner in existence by Mike Morrison The Queen Mary is the only surviving major pre-war transatlantic ocean liner still…

Peter Adams GARLAND, Congress, ME (1923-2005)

GARLAND, Peter Adams, a Representative from Maine; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 16, 1923; attended Saco public schools, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn.; graduated from…