Source: The U.S. Department of State If New England provided the brains and dollars for 19th-century American expansion, the Middle Atlantic states provided the muscle. The region's largest states…
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(Encyclopedia) McLoughlin, JohnMcLoughlin, Johnməglŏkhˈlĭn, –glôfˈlĭn [key], 1784–1857, Canadian-American fur trader in Oregon, b. Rivière du Loup, near Quebec. A physician and then a trader, he was…
actor, director, writer, producerBorn: 2/14/1932Birthplace: Bronx, New York Adept at strong and vulnerable character roles, Morrow studied both prelaw and drama at Florida State College before…
actressBorn: 6/15/1964Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Actress best known for her starring role as the fastidious roommate Monica Geller on the hit TV sitcom Friends (1994–2004). Cox got her first…
actorBorn: 1/23/1944Birthplace: Breukelen, Netherlands Having spent much of the '70s honing his skill in European cinema, Hauer gained the coveted starring role in Grijpstra en de Gier (1979), a…
(Encyclopedia) Radisson, Pierre EspritRadisson, Pierre Espritpyĕr ĕsprēˈ rädēsôNˈ [key], c.1632–1710, French explorer and fur trader in North America. He arrived in Canada in 1651. His journals,…
(Encyclopedia) Fort Albany, Canadian fur-trading post, N Ont., at the mouth of the Albany River on James Bay. It was founded (before 1682) by the Hudson's Bay Company as one of its earliest forts. In…
(Encyclopedia) Spuyten Duyvil CreekSpuyten Duyvil Creekspīˈtən dīˈvəl [key], tidal channel, now a ship canal, c.1 mi (1.6 km) long, SE N.Y., in New York City. It separates the northern tip of…
(Encyclopedia) West New York, town (1990 pop. 38,125), Hudson co., NE N.J., atop the Palisades across the Hudson River from New York City; settled 1790, inc. 1898. It is a residential town with some…
