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CE5
Wheel and axle
wheel and axle, simple machine consisting of a wheel mounted rigidly upon an axle or drum of smaller diameter, the wheel and the axle having the same axis. It is…
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Senate Years of Service: 1945-1946Party: DemocratHUFFMAN, James Wylie, a Senator from Ohio; born in Chandlersville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 13, 1894; attended the public schools;…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1949; 1949-1962Party: Republican; RepublicanDWORSHAK, Henry Clarence, a Representative and a Senator from Idaho; born in Duluth, Minn., August 29, 1894; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1868-1871Party: RepublicanWARNER, Willard, a Senator from Alabama; born in Granville, Licking County, Ohio, on September 4, 1826; attended a country school near…
rock band Grammy Award-winning progressive rock band whose lush arrangements and high production values set the band apart from other bands of the genre. Founded by lead singer Billy Corgan, the…
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(Encyclopedia) Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg äshäˈfənb&oobreve;rk [key], city, Bavaria, S central Germany, on the Main River. Its manufactures include clothing, machine…
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