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Broadstairs and Saint Peter's

(Encyclopedia) Broadstairs and Saint Peter's, town, Kent, SE England. The town is in the region known as the Isle of Thanet. It is a residential area…

Aaron BURR, Congress, NY (1756-1836)

Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1797Party: Anti-Administration; RepublicanBURR, Aaron, (cousin of Theodore Dwight), a Senator from New York and a Vice President of the United States;…

2008 Olympics: Canoe Slalom

These are the medal winners of the men's and women's canoe slalom events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. MENEvent ScoreKayak 1Alexander Grimm, GER171.70 Fabien Lefevre, FRA173.30 …

Cornwall, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Cornwall, industrial city, SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River. It manufactures cotton and rayon textiles, paper, chemicals,…

John Peter VAN NESS, Congress, NY (1770-1846)

VAN NESS, John Peter, a Representative from New York; born in Ghent (formerly Claverly), Columbia County, N.Y., in 1770; completed preparatory studies and attended Columbia College in New York…