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Kent State University

(Encyclopedia) Kent State University, mainly at Kent, Ohio; coeducational; founded 1910 as a normal school, became Kent State College in 1929, gained university status in 1935. The university's…

Case, Karl Edwin

(Encyclopedia) Case, Karl Edwin, American economist, b. New York City, 1946, Ph.D. Harvard, 1976. As a professor at Wellesley College (1976–2010), Case focused on urban economics, real estate markets…

Vero Beach

(Encyclopedia) Vero BeachVero Beachvērˈo [key], city (1990 pop. 17,350), seat of Indian River co., E Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon and part of the Intracoastal Waterway); founded c.1888, inc. 1919…

triathlon

(Encyclopedia) triathlon, athletic event made up of three contests. Since the 1970s the term has come to mean especially a race combining swimming, bicycling, and running. A notable example is Hawaii…

Agadir

(Encyclopedia) Agadir Agadir ägädērˈ, ăgədērˈ [key], city, SW Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. Agadir has metal-processing industries and exports fruit and vegetables. While…

East Saint Louis

(Encyclopedia) East Saint Louis East Saint Louis l&oomacr;ˈĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 25,377), St. Clair co., SW…

Carol Moseley-Braun

lawyer and former U.S. senatorBorn: 8/16/1947Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Moseley-Braun made history in 1992 when she was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Black woman to do so. She…

Timothy Peter (Tim) JOHNSON, Congress, SD (1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1997-Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim), a Senator and a Representative from South Dakota; born in Canton, S.Dak., December 28, 1946; attended public schools…

Eleanor Holmes NORTON, Congress, DC (1937)

NORTON, Eleanor Holmes, a Delegate from the District of Columbia; born in Washington, D.C., June 13, 1937; attended public schools; B.A., Antioch College of Antioch University, Yellow Springs…