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Portsmouth, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Portsmouth. 1 City (1990 pop. 25,925), Rockingham co., SE N.H., a port of entry with a good harbor and a state-owned port terminal at the mouth of the Piscataqua River opposite Kittery…

2005 Grammy Awards

The 48th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2006. Record: “Boulevard of Broken…

Obama, Barack

(Encyclopedia) Obama, Barack (Barack Hussein Obama 2d), Obama, Barackbəräkˈ h&oomacr;sānˈ ōbäˈmə [key], 1961–, 44th president of the United States (2009–17), b. Honolulu, grad. Columbia (B.A.…

Alaska

(Encyclopedia) CE5 AlaskaAlaskaəlăˈskə [key], largest in area of the United States but one of the smallest in population, occupying the northwest extremity of the North American continent,…

Gothic architecture and art

(Encyclopedia) Gothic architecture and art, structures (largely cathedrals and churches) and works of art first created in France in the 12th cent. that spread throughout Western Europe through the…