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(Encyclopedia) Key Largo, narrow island, c.30 mi (48 km) long, off S Fla., largest of the Florida Keys. Along with other Florida Keys, especially Key West, it has become an increasingly popular…
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Senate Years of Service: 1908-1923Party: RepublicanPAGE, Carroll Smalley, a Senator from Vermont; born in Westfield, Orleans County, Vt., January 10, 1843; attended the common schools, Peopleâ…
Learn about the heroes of the American civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and more.
by Borgna Brunner
Rosa Parks, seated on a Montgomery…
Hanauma BaySource: BigstockThe following table lists the top ten best beaches to visit in the United States for 2016, according to Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, author of…
Hanauma BaySource: BigstockThe following table lists the top ten best beaches to visit in the United States for 2016, according to Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, author of…
business executive, conservationistBorn: 5/26/1910Birthplace: New York City The third of five sons of John D Rockefeller, Jr., he seems to have inherited his grandfather's business acumen. Having…
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