(Encyclopedia) FlatheadFlatheadflătˈhĕd [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising as the North Fork, in SE British Columbia, Canada, and flowing generally SE through NW Montana, to Coram, where it…
(Encyclopedia) Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Appalachian system, on the N.C.–Tenn. border; highest range E of the Mississippi and one of the oldest uplands on earth. The mountains are named for…
Find out when some of the most historical sites in the U.S. became national landmarks. by Jennie Wood The U.S. began the National Historic Landmark Program to recognize and preserve the…
(Encyclopedia) Diebenkorn, Richard, 1922–93, American painter, b. Portland, Oreg. Raised in California, he studied at Stanford and at a collector's home encountered (1943) the work of Matisse, whose…
(Encyclopedia) badlands, area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Badland topography is formed on poorly…
GALLEGLY, Elton W., a Representative from California; born in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 7, 1944; graduated from Huntington Park High School, Huntington Park, Calif.,…
ADDABBO, Joseph Patrick, a Representative from New York; born in Ozone Park, Queens County, N.Y., March 17, 1925; attended Public School 59, Boysâ High School, Brooklyn, and City College of…
(Encyclopedia) Centerville, city (2020 pop. 24,240), Montgomery co., SW Ohio, a residential suburb of Dayton; inc. 1879. It has a small industrial park.
