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Doncaster

(Encyclopedia) Doncaster Doncaster dŏngˈkəstər [key], metropolitan borough, N central England, on the Don River…

Teraina

(Encyclopedia) TerainaTerainatĕrīˈnə [key], atoll (1990 pop. 936), 3 sq mi (7.8 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. Visited by the American explorer…

Members of Congress: North Dakota, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from North Dakota Member Name Birth-Death AANDAHL, Fred George 1897-1966 ANDREWS, Mark 1926-  BAER, John Miller 1886-1970 BERG,…

Cook Islands and Overseas Territories

  Map of Cook Islands Source: The World Factbook 2003   The Cook Islands (93 sq mi; 241 sq km) were placed under New Zealand administration in 1901. They achieved self-governing…

Menander

(Encyclopedia) MenanderMenandermĭnănˈdər [key], 342?–291? b.c., Greek poet, the most famous writer of New Comedy. He wrote ingenious plays using the love plot as his theme; his style is elegant and…

Savoy, the

(Encyclopedia) Savoy, the, chapel in London, between the Strand and the Thames River. Its name is derived from the palace of Peter of Savoy, uncle of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III. Destroyed…

Popham, George

(Encyclopedia) Popham, GeorgePopham, Georgepŏpˈəm [key], c.1550–1608, early colonist in Maine, b. England. He was named in the patent granted to the Plymouth Company in 1606. In consequence of the…

Saint David's

(Encyclopedia) Saint David's, Welsh Tyddewi, small town, Pembrokeshire, SW Wales. The renowned town cathedral is mainly Transitional Norman in style, built of red-violet stone. Among its features is…

Truth, Sojourner

(Encyclopedia) Truth, Sojourner, c.1797–1883, American abolitionist, a freed slave, originally called Isabella, b. Ulster co., N.Y. Convinced that she…

Tabuaeran

(Encyclopedia) TabuaeranTabuaerantəb&oomacr;ˌəĕrˈən [key], atoll (1990 pop. 1,309), c.15 sq mi (40 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. Visited…