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Admiral in U.S. Navy: David Glasgow Farragut, 1866. Airmail route, first transcontinental: Between New…
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(Encyclopedia) free silver, in U.S. history, term designating the political movement for the unlimited coinage of silver.
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hurricane, tropical cyclone in which winds attain speeds greater than 74 mi (119 km) per hr…
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1963 World | US | Sports | Entertainment | Deaths | Year in Science World Events World StatisticsPopulation: 4,123,678population by decadeLiteracy: 44%more world statistics... Nov.…
(Encyclopedia) illustration, any type of picture or decoration used in conjunction with a text to embellish its appearance or to clarify its meaning. Illustration is as old as writing, with both…
