(Encyclopedia) Bank of the United States, name for two national banks established by the U.S. Congress to serve as government fiscal agents and as depositories for federal funds; the first bank was…
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, river, 60 mi (97 km) long, draining Utah Lake N into Great Salt Lake, N central Utah; it passes through Salt Lake City. Fed by numerous streams flowing off the Wasatch Range,…
(Encyclopedia) Giannini, A. P. (Amadeo Peter Giannini)Giannini, A. P.ämädĕˈō, jänēˈnē [key], 1870–1949, American banker and financier, b. San Jose, Calif. The son of Italian immigrants, he joined his…
(Encyclopedia) SaguenaySaguenaysăgˈənā, săgˌənāˈ [key], river, c.125 mi (200 km) long, S Que., Canada. It issues from Lac Saint Jean, or Lake Saint John (c.375 sq mi/970 sq km), in two channels, the…
actressBorn: 6/2/1938Birthplace: Long Beach, California Sally Kellerman made her film debut in Reform School Girl (1959), soon developing a following through a series of eccentric roles on…
(Jonathan Stewart Leibowitz)comedian, actorBorn: 11/28/1962Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey The quintessence of Generation X, Stewart began his entertainment career in standup comedy in New York. He…
(Encyclopedia) David, d. c.970 b.c., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 b.c.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel…
(Encyclopedia) blood bank, site or mobile unit for collecting, processing, typing, and storing whole blood, blood plasma and other blood constituents. Most hospitals maintain their own blood reserves…
(Encyclopedia) NatashkwanNatashkwannătˌăshkwŏnˈ, nətăshˈkwən [key], river, 241 mi (388 km) long, rising in S Labrador, N.L., Canada, and flowing S across E Que. to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is…
(Encyclopedia) DesaguaderoDesaguaderodāsägwäᵺāˈrō [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, flowing SE from Lake Titicaca to Lake Poopó, W Bolivia. It is used for irrigation in its northern course. Its…
