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Leonard Peltier

imprisoned activistBorn: September 12, 1944Birthplace: Grand Forks, North Dakota Leonard Peltier is a carpenter, welder, and American Indian Movement (AIM) leader whose imprisonment since 1977 is…

Scott DESJARLAIS, Congress, TN (1964)

DESJARLAIS, Scott, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Des Moines, Iowa; February 21, 1964; B.S., University of South Dakota, 1987; M.D., University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S. Dak., 1991;…

Lawrence, Ernest Orlando

(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901–58, American physicist, b. Canton, S. Dak., grad. Univ. of South Dakota, 1922, Ph.D. Yale, 1925. Affiliated with the Univ. of California from 1928 onward…

Hastings, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Hastings. 1 City (2020 pop. 3,013), seat of Barry co., SW Mich; inc. 1865. The town is situated on the Thornapple River and was…

Huron, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Huron Huron hy&oobreve;rˈänˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 14,263), seat of Beadle co., E central S.Dak.,…

Fargo

(Encyclopedia) Fargo, city (2020 pop. 125,990), seat of Cass co., E N.Dak., at the head of navigation on the Red River, opposite Moorhead, Minn.; inc.…

South Saint Paul

(Encyclopedia) South Saint Paul, city (1990 pop. 20,197), Dakota co., SE Minn., a suburb of St. Paul, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1887. It was long known for its large stockyards and meatpacking…

Regions of the U.S.

These regions have similar climate, geography, traditions, and history. New England Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Middle Atlantic Delaware,…

Towns with Women's Names

Girls Across America by Holly Hartman From Tracy, California, to Chelsea, Vermont, the map of the United States is dotted with girls' names. Here are a few. Allison, Iowa Amy, Kansas…