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Lincoln, Abraham

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, AbrahamLincoln, Abrahamlĭngˈkən [key], 1809–65, 16th President of the United States (1861–65). As time passed Lincoln became more and more the object of adulation; a full-…

Members of Congress: Tennessee, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Tennessee Member Name Birth-Death ALEXANDER, Adam Rankin 1781-1848 ALEXANDER, Lamar 1940-  ALLEN, Clifford Robertson 1912-…

Alberta

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Alberta Alberta ălbûrˈtə [key], province, 255,285 sq mi (661,188 sq km), including 6,485 sq mi (16,796 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Alberta…

health insurance

(Encyclopedia) health insurance, prepayment plan providing services or cash indemnities for medical care needed in times of illness or disability. It is effected by voluntary plans, either commercial…

Guyana

(Encyclopedia) CE5 GuyanaGuyanagīănˈə, –änˈ– [key], officially Co-operative Republic of Guyana, republic (2015 est. pop. 769,000), 83,000 sq mi (214,969 sq km), NE South America. It is bordered on…

global warming

(Encyclopedia) global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. Global warming…

Truman, Harry S.

(Encyclopedia) Truman, Harry S., 1884–1972, 33d President of the United States, b. Lamar, Mo. Truman remained active in politics for many years after his retirement, campaigning around the…