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Elmhurst

(Encyclopedia) Elmhurst, city (2020 pop. 45,786), Du Page co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; settled 1843, inc. 1910. A residential city, it also has…

John D. Pennekamp

Conservationist, newspaper editorBorn: Jan 1, 1897Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Pennekamp grew up in Ohio, and began working in the newspaper business at age 14, eventually becoming the news editor…

Asian-American Athletes

Grace ParkAgbayani, Benny, baseball Chang, Michael, tennis Chow, Amy, gymnastics Chung, Eugene, football Darling, Ron, baseball Draves, Vicki Manalo, diving Fair, Lorrie, soccer…

Isahaya

(Encyclopedia) Isahaya Isahaya ēsäˈhäyä [key], city, Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. An agricultural center…

Flinders Ranges

(Encyclopedia) Flinders Ranges, mountain chain, extending 260 mi (418 km) between Lake Torrens and Lake Frome, South Australia state, Australia; rises to 3,900 ft (1,189 m) at St. Mary's Peak.…

Kimberley, geographical area, Australia

(Encyclopedia) Kimberley, geographical area, c.139,000 sq mi (360,010 sq km), Western Australia, NW Australia. The Kimberley Goldfield was the site (1882) of the first major Western Australian gold…

Roscoe Gardner BARTLETT, Congress, MD (1926)

BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner, (relative of Josiah Bartlett and Josiah Bartlett, Jr.), a Representative from Maryland; born in Moreland, Jefferson County, Ky., June 3, 1926; B.S., Columbia Union College…

Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument: see Grand Canyon; National Parks and Monuments (table).

Mojave National Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Mojave National Preserve: see Mojave Desert; National Parks and Monuments (table).

Manassas National Battlefield Park

(Encyclopedia) Manassas National Battlefield Park: see Bull Run; national parks and monuments (table).