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Vancouver Island

(Encyclopedia) Vancouver Island (1991 pop. 579,921), 12,408 sq mi (32,137 sq km), SW British Columbia, Canada, in the Pacific Ocean; largest island off W North America. It is c.285 mi (460 km) long…

Ruskin, John

(Encyclopedia) Ruskin, John, 1819–1900, English critic and social theorist. During the mid-19th cent. Ruskin was the virtual dictator of artistic opinion in England, but Ruskin's reputation declined…

Sea Islands

(Encyclopedia) Sea Islands, chain of more than 100 low islands off the Atlantic coast of S.C., Ga., and N Fla., extending from the Santee River to the St. Johns River. The ocean side of the islands…

Hispanic American Biographies, A-Z

  Biographies by Category: Athletes Film, Television, and Theater Personalities Leaders and Activists Musicians and Visual Artists Scientists…

2008 Olympics: Canoeing

These are the medal winners of the men's and women's canoeing and kayaking events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. MEN Event…

State Department Notes on Venezuela

U.S. Department of State Background Note   People hike in the Andean Mountains near Merida, Venezuela, May 17, 1998. [© AP Images]         PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:…

John McCain: Maverick Nature

CAMPAIGN 2000 | THE CANDIDATESJohn McCainEngineering the "Straight Talk Express" by Beth Rowen Information Please presents the seventh in a continuing series of Campaign 2000…

Executive Departments

Find detailed information about each Executive Department, including the department's secretary, role in government, contact information, and history of the department…

G - I

Franz Xaver GabelsbergerJames GadsdenLyman Judson GageJames GalanosJohn Kenneth GalbraithFerdinando GalianiAlbert GallatinGeorge Horace GallupIsabella Stewart GardnerThomas Andrew GareyRobert…

Fujimori, Alberto

(Encyclopedia) Fujimori, AlbertoFujimori, Albertoälbĕrˈtō f&oomacr;ˌjĭmôrˈē [key], 1938–, president of Peru (1990–2000), b. Lima, Peru. The son of Japanese immigrants, he was educated in Peru and…