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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Fronts: A. Advance of a cold front B. Advance of a warm front front, in meteorology, zone of transition between adjacent air masses. If a cold air mass is advancing to replace…

George TURNER, Congress, WA (1850-1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1897-1901; 1901-1903Party: Silver Republican; DemocratTURNER, George, a Senator from Washington; born in Edina, Knox County, Mo., February 25, 1850; attended the…

John Charles FRÉMONT, Congress, CA (1813-1890)

Senate Years of Service: 1850-1851 Party: Democrat     Democrat FRÉMONT, John Charles, (son-in-law of Thomas Hart Benton), a Senator from California; born in Savannah, Ga., January 21…

Celebrating African American Scientists<

Read about Benjamin Banneker and George Washington Carver by Ann Marie Imbornoni George Washington Carver Born free in Maryland, Banneker was largely self-taught. He…

Rittenhouse, David

(Encyclopedia) Rittenhouse, David, 1732–96, American astronomer and instrument maker, b. near Germantown, Pa., self-educated. A clockmaker by trade, he developed great skill in the making of…

Yellowhead Pass

(Encyclopedia) Yellowhead Pass, 3,711 ft (1,131 m) high, in the Rocky Mts., on the boundary between Alta. and British Columbia, Canada, and W of Jasper, Alta. It is used by the Canadian National…

Hor

(Encyclopedia) Hor, in the Bible, unlocated mountain, on the boundary of Edom, the place of Aaron's death. It was traditionally identified with Jabal Harun, a mountain in SW Jordan, but it does not…

George

(Encyclopedia) George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson…

Aznoth-tabor

(Encyclopedia) Aznoth-taborAznoth-taborăzˈnŏth–tāˈbər [key], in the Bible, place, on the boundary of Naphtali, probably N of Mt. Tabor.