(Encyclopedia) Sangre de Cristo MountainsSangre de Cristo Mountainssăngˈgrē də krĭsˈtō [key], part of the S Rocky Mts., extending c.220 mi (350 km) from S central Colo. into N central N.Mex. Noted…
(Encyclopedia) Canyon de Chelly National MonumentCanyon de Chelly National Monumentdə shāˈ [key] [De Chelly, Sp. corruption of Navajo Tsegi = rock canyon], 83,840 acres (33,955 hectares), NE Ariz.;…
MILLENDER-McDONALD, Juanita, a Representative from California; born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 7, 1938; B.S., University of Redlands, Redlands, Calif., 1981; M.A.,…
BARTINE, Horace Franklin, a Representative from Nevada; born in New York City March 21, 1848; moved with his parents to New Jersey in 1858; attended the common schools until fifteen years of…
television comedian and hostBorn: 4/28/1950Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York Emmy Award-winning television comedian who has hosted the The Tonight Show since Johnny Carson retired in 1992. Leno…
Senate Years of Service: 1974-1987Party: RepublicanLAXALT, Paul Dominque, a Senator from Nevada; born in Reno, Washoe County, Nev., August 2, 1922; attended the public schools of Carson City,…
(Encyclopedia) Lahontan, LakeLahontan, Lakeləhŏnˈtən [key], extinct lake of W Nev. and NE Calif. It was formed by heavy precipitation caused by the Pleistocene glaciers and with Lake Bonneville (see…
(Joan Molinsky)comedian, talk show host, actressBorn: 6/8/1933Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Emmy Award-winning talk show host, actress and comedian who gained notoriety while working as the…
talk-show host, entertainerBorn: 11/19/1936Birthplace: Gibbon, Nebraska Cavett began his career as a writer for Jack Paar, Merv Griffin,Jerry Lewis, and Johnny Carson. His series of talk-shows…
HELLER, Dean, a Representative from Nevada; born in Castro Valley, Alameda County, Calif., May 10, 1960; graduated from Carson High School, Carson City, Nev.; B.S., University of Southern…
