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The Grand Canyon: Photo Slideshow

photos by Carol M. Highsmith Panorama >> Rim View >> River View >> Splendor >> Vista >> Watch Tower Grand Canyon Panorama   Next >> Related…

Women's History Month

Women Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism   Women's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize Winners…

Livy

(Encyclopedia) Livy (Titus Livius)Livylĭvˈē [key], 59 b.c.–a.d. 17, Roman historian, b. Patavium (Padua), probably of noble family. He lived most of his life in Rome. The breadth of his education is…

Piccard, Auguste

(Encyclopedia) Piccard, AugustePiccard, Augusteōgüstˈ pēkärˈ [key], 1884–1962, Swiss physicist, b. Basel. He became a professor at the Univ. of Brussels in 1922. He and his twin brother Jean Felix (d…

Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker

(Encyclopedia) Buck, Pearl SydenstrickerBuck, Pearl Sydenstrickersīˈdənstrĭkˌər [key], 1892–1973, American author, b. Hillsboro, W.Va., grad. Randolph-Macon Women's College, 1914, the first American…

John McAuley PALMER, Congress, IL (1817-1900)

Senate Years of Service: 1891-1897Party: DemocratPALMER, John McAuley, a Senator from Illinois; born at Eagle Creek, Scott County, Ky., September 13, 1817; moved with his family to Madison…

Walter Marcus PIERCE, Congress, OR (1861-1954)

PIERCE, Walter Marcus, a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm near Morris, Grundy County, Ill., May 30, 1861; attended the common schools, Morris (Ill.) Academy, and the University of…

2004 Olympics: Canoe Slalom

MENEvent ScoreKayak 1Benoit Peschier, FRA187.96 Campbell Walsh, GBR190.17 Fabien Lefevre, FRA190.99Canadian 1Tony Estanguet, FRA189.16 Michal Martikan, SVK189.28 Stefan…

William Morris STEWART, Congress, NV (1827-1909)

Senate Years of Service: 1865-1875; 1887-1905Party: Republican; Republican; Silver; RepublicanSTEWART, William Morris, a Senator from Nevada; born in Galen, near Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y.,…