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Simcoe

(Encyclopedia) Simcoe, town (1991 pop. 15,539), S Ont., Canada, on the Lynn River SW of Hamilton. It is a market center for a region producing fruit, vegetables, and tobacco. There are food-…

Christina Aguilera

singerBorn: 12/18/1980Birthplace: Staten Island, N.Y. Aguilera knew from a young age that she wanted to be a singer. She reportedly memorized all the lyrics to the songs from The Sound of Music by…

Coffin, Charles Albert

(Encyclopedia) Coffin, Charles Albert, 1844–1926, American businessman, b. Fairfield, Maine. After working in his uncle's shoe business in Lynn, Mass., he established his own shoe factory, Coffin and…

Michael Francis PHELAN, Congress, MA (1875-1941)

PHELAN, Michael Francis, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., October 22, 1875; attended the public schools; was graduated from Lynn Classical High School,…

Drakensberg Range

(Encyclopedia) Drakensberg RangeDrakensberg Rangedräˈkənzbûrg, Afrik. –bĕrkh [key], South Africa and Lesotho, extending 700 mi (1,127 km) NE–SW in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, and…

John Bassett ALLEY, Congress, MA (1817-1896)

ALLEY, John Bassett, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., January 7, 1817; attended the common schools; at the age of fourteen was apprenticed as a shoemaker…